List of museums in India
This is a list of notable museums in India by state and union territory:
List
Andhra Pradesh
Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
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Victoria Jubilee Museum , Bapu Museum
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Vijayawada | Andhra Pradesh | 1887 |
Chandavaram Buddhist site | Chandavaram, Prakasam district | Andhra Pradesh | 1980 |
Bhagwan Mahavir Government Museum | Kadapa | Andhra Pradesh | 1982 |
Telugu Saamskruthika Niketanam
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Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | 2015 |
Victory at Sea War memorial | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | 1971 |
Kursura Submarine Museum | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | 2002 |
TU 142 Aircraft Museum | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | 2017 |
Visakha Museum | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | 1991 |
Arunachal Pradesh
Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
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Jawaharlal Nehru Museum | Itanagar | Arunachal Pradesh | 1980 |
Assam
Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
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Shankardev Kalakshetra
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Guwahati | Assam | 2024 |
Assam State Museum | Guwahati | Assam | 1940 |
Mayong Central Museum and Emporium
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Mayong | Assam | 2002 |
Bihar
Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
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Bhartiya Nritya Kala Mandir
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Patna | Bihar | 1963 |
Bihar Museum | Patna | Bihar | 2015 |
Jalan Museum | Patna | Bihar | 1919 |
Patna Museum | Patna | Bihar | 1917 |
Chandradhari Museum | Darbhanga | Bihar | 1957 |
Chandigarh
Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
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Government Museum and Art Gallery | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 1968 |
Goa
Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
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Goa Chitra Museum | Benaulim | Goa | 2010 |
Big Foot Museum | Loutolim | Goa | |
Ashvek Vintage World | Nuvem | Goa | 2004 |
Archaeological Museum and Portrait Gallery | Old Goa | Goa | |
Museum of Christian Art | Old Goa | Goa | |
Goa Science Centre | Panaji | Goa | |
Goa State Museum | Panaji | Goa | 1977 |
Museum of Goa | Pilerne | Goa | 2015 |
Naval Aviation Museum (India)
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Vasco da Gama | Goa | 1998 |
Gujarat
Haryana
Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
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Jahaj Kothi Zonal Museum | Hisar | Haryana | |
Rewari Railway Heritage Museum | Rewari | Haryana | 2002 |
Dharohar Museum | Kurukshetra | Haryana | |
Heritage Transport Museum | Taoru | Haryana | 2013 |
Rakhigarhi Indus Valley Civilisation Museum | Rakhigarhi | Haryana |
Himachal Pradesh
Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
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Shivalik Fossil Park | Sirmaur | Himachal Pradesh | |
Library of Tibetan Works and Archives | Dharamsala
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Himachal Pradesh |
Jammu & Kashmir
Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
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Dogra Art Museum | Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir | 1954 |
SPS Museum | Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | 1898 |
Jharkhand
Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
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Ranchi Science Centre | Ranchi | Jharkhand | |
State Museum Hotwar | Ranchi | Jharkhand |
Karnataka
Kerala
Ladakh
Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
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Munshi Aziz Bhat Museum of Central Asian and Kargil Trade Artefacts | Kargil | Ladakh | 2004 |
Madhya Pradesh
Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
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Indore Museum | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | 1929 |
Bharat Bhavan | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 1982 |
Museum of Mankind(Manav Sangrahalaya) | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 1977 |
State Museum, Bhopal | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 1903 |
Tribal Museum Bhopal | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 2013 |
Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhopal | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 1997 |
Regional Science Centre, Bhopal | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 1995 |
Maharaja Chhatrasal Museum | Dhubela
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Madhya Pradesh | |
Gujari Mahal Archaeological Museum | Gwalior | Madhya Pradesh | |
Sanchi Archaeological Museum | Sanchi | Madhya Pradesh | 1919 |
Vidisha Museum | Vidisha | Madhya Pradesh |
Maharashtra
Manipur
Name | City/Town | District | Year Established |
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Archaeological Museum, Kangla
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Imphal | Imphal West District
|
2017 |
Hijagang | Imphal | Imphal West District
|
2013 |
Imphal Peace Museum | Imphal | Imphal West District
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2019 |
Indian National Army War Museum (INA War Museum) | Moirang | Bishnupur district | 1985 |
Kangla Memento Museum
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Imphal | Imphal West District
|
2018 |
Kangla Museum
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Imphal | Imphal West District
|
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Loktak Folklore Museum | Thanga | Bishnupur district | 2016 |
Manipur State Museum | Imphal | Imphal West District
|
1969 |
Sekta Archaeological Living Museum | Sekta | Imphal East district | 1991 |
Mizoram
Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
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Mizoram State Museum | Aizawl | Mizoram |
Nagaland
Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
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Nagaland State Museum | Kohima | Nagaland | 1970 |
Delhi
Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
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National Museum
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Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi
|
1949 |
Sanskriti Kendra Museum
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Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi
|
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National Science Centre | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi
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National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum
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Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi
|
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Kiran Nadar Museum of Art | National Capital Territory of Delhi
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Delhi | 2010 |
Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi
|
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Indian Air Force Museum, Palam | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi
|
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Madame Tussauds Delhi | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi
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National Museum of Natural History | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi
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National Rail Museum | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi
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1977 |
National Gallery of Modern Art | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi
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1954 |
Teen Murti Bhavan | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi
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1930 |
Gandhi Smriti | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi
|
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Nehru Memorial Museum & Library
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Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi
|
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Parliament Museum | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi
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National Gandhi Museum | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi
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Sulabh International Museum of Toilets | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi
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Shankar's International Dolls Museum | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi
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Red Fort Archaeological Museum | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi
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Kiran Nadar Museum of Art | Delhi | National Capital Territory of Delhi
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2010 |
Odisha
Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
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Odisha State Museum | Bhubaneshwar
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Odisha | 1932 |
Tribal Research Institute Museum | Bhubaneshwar
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Odisha | |
Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneshwar
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Odisha |
Puducherry
Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
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Pondicherry Museum | Puducherry | Puducherry |
Punjab
Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
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Virasat-e-Khalsa | Anandpur Sahib | Punjab | 2011 |
National Institute of Sports
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Patiala | Punjab | |
Sanghol Museum | Sanghol | Punjab | |
Partition Museum | Amritsar | Punjab | 2017 |
Sikh Ajaibghar | Balongi | Punjab | |
Gobindgarh Fort | Amritsar | Punjab |
Rajasthan
Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
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Jawahar Kala Kendra | Jaipur | Rajasthan | |
Albert Hall Museum | Jaipur | Rajasthan | 1887 |
City Palace, Jaipur | Jaipur | Rajasthan | |
City Palace, Udaipur | Udaipur | Rajasthan | |
Umaid Bhawan Palace | Jodhpur | Rajasthan | |
Jaisalmer War Museum | Jaisalmer | Rajasthan | |
Vintage and Classic Car Museum | Udaipur | Rajasthan | 2000 |
Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural History | Sawai Madhopur | Rajasthan | 2007 |
Sardar Government Museum | Jodhpur | Rajasthan | 1936 |
Sikkim
Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
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Namgyal Institute of Tibetology | Gangtok | Sikkim |
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
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Alampur Museum | Alampur
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Telangana | |
Birla Science Museum | Hyderabad | Telangana | |
City Museum | Hyderabad | Telangana | |
Jagdish and Kamla Mittal Museum of Indian Art | Hyderabad | Telangana | 1976 |
Nizam Museum | Hyderabad | Telangana | 2000 |
Khazana Building Museum | Hyderabad | Telangana | |
Salar Jung Museum | Hyderabad | Telangana | 1951 |
Telangana State Archaeology Museum | Hyderabad | Telangana | 1930 |
Warangal Museum | Warangal | Telangana |
Tripura
Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
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Tripura State Museum | Agartala | Tripura | 1970 |
Uttar Pradesh
Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
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State Museum, Lucknow | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 1863 |
Allahabad Museum | Allahabad
|
Uttar Pradesh | 1931 |
Kanpur Sangrahalaya | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | 1999 |
Government Museum, Mathura | Mathura | Uttar Pradesh | 1874 |
Sarnath Museum | Sarnath | Uttar Pradesh | 1910 |
Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal and Green Garden | Noida | Uttar Pradesh | |
Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences | Aligarh
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Uttar Pradesh | |
Swaraj Bhavan (old Anand Bhavan)
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Allahabad
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Uttar Pradesh |
West Bengal
Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
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Indian Museum | Kolkata | West Bengal | 1814 |
Victoria Memorial | Kolkata | West Bengal | 1921 |
Asutosh Museum of Indian Art | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
State Archaeological Gallery
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Kolkata | West Bengal | 1962 |
Sabarna Sangrahashala
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Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Kolkata Museum of Modern Art | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Gurusaday Museum | Kolkata | West Bengal | 1961 |
Marble Palace | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Metcalfe Hall | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Kolkata Town Hall | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Fort William | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Jorasanko Thakur Bari | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Academy of Fine Arts
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Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Kolkata Rail Museum | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Currency Building | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Mother's Wax Museum | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Asutosh Museum of Indian Art | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Fanattic Sports Museum | Kolkata | West Bengal | |
Malda Museum | Malda
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West Bengal | |
Rabindra Museum | Mungpoo
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West Bengal | |
Hazarduari Palace Museum | Murshidabad | West Bengal |
See also
- List of archives in India
- List of museums
- International Museum Day
- Tourism in India
- Culture of India
By State
- List of museums in Bihar
- List of museums in Karnataka
- List of museums in Kerala
- List of museums in Madhya Pradesh
- List of museums in Rajasthan
- List of museums in West Bengal
By subject
- List of aviation museums in India
- List of transport museums in India
- List of railway museums in India
- List of music museums in India
- List of science museums in India
References
- ^ "Delhi- 100 years as the Capital". The Hindu. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011.
- ^ Indian Museum
- ^ Comptroller & Auditor General of India report No. 4 of 2005 (Civil) of Chapter III: Ministry of Culture, p: 31
Further reading
- Gupta, S. P., and Krishna Lal. 1974. Tourism, Museums, and Monuments in India. Delhi: Oriental Publishers.