Top 10 Famous Museums in India
A museum is an institution that stores a collection of historical,
scientific, artistic and cultural interest to exhibit.
India’s rich culture, architectural beauty and heritage are well
known in the world. To see the great insight into cultural heritage of India
one must visit to these Indian museums. Museums of India are the best way to
explore Indian culture, ritual beliefs, people, customs and traditions, ancient
documents and its ancient history. Without paying a visit to any of these
museums your India tour seems to be incomplete. We have brought you some of the
following popular and famous museums of India.
1.
Indian Museum - The Indian Museum,
Kolkata is the oldest and largest museum in India and one of the oldest museums
of the world. It is categorized in six sections which has thirty five galleries
of art, archaeology, anthropology, geology and economic botany.
§ Established Year - 1814
§ Location - Jawaharlal
Nehru Road, Kolkata, West Bengal
§ Visiting hours - 10:00
AM to 5:00 PM (Monday Closed)
§ Entry Fee - Rs.
10 (Indian), 150 (Foreigners)
2.
National Museum New Delhi
- This is one of the
largest museums in India. One can see the variety of articles (around 200000
works of arts) from pre-historic era (5000 years back) to modern works of art.
It has almost all departments they are pre historic archaeology, archaeology,
paintings, manuscripts, antiquities, education, public relations. Decorative
arts, pre-Columbian arts, jewellery, armors, anthropology and epigraphy
· Established Year - 1949
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Location - Jan path, New Delhi
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Visiting hours - 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Monday closed)
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Entry fee - Rs. 10 (Indian), 300 (Others), 1
(Students)
3.
Salar Jung Museum,
Hyderabad -
The Salarjung museum is the third largest museum in India, situated at
Darushifa on the bank of the Musi River in Hyderabad. This has an exclusive
collection of textiles, paintings, sculptures, carving, metallic artifacts,
carpets, clocks, and furniture. It has 38 galleries in its three blocks namely
Central block, eastern block and western block that contains separate wings
such as education wing, chemical conservation laboratory, photo sections etc.
· Established Year - 1951
·
Location - Hyderabad, Telangana
·
Visiting hours - 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM ( Friday closed)
·
Entry fee - Rs. 10 (Indian), 150 (foreigners)
4.
Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj Vastu Sanghralaya, Mumbai - The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalay which is also
known as prince Wales Museum, is the main museum in Mumbai which was founded by
the people of Mumbai in early 1900’s. It has 50000 artifacts approx which is
categorized in three section; art, archaeology and natural history.
· Established Year - 1904
·
Location - Mahatma Gandhi Road, Fort, Mumbai
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Visiting hours - 10:15 AM to 6:00 PM
·
Entry fee - Rs. 70 (Indian), 300 (foreigners)
5.
National Rail Museum
Delhi - This
museum has an excellent collection of Indian rail transportation. It has all
collection of Indian rail since it started in India. The museum contains the
models of train engines and coaches, old engines, history of railways in India
and old pictures of trains in India. You can also enjoy the toy train ride to
see the site.
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Established Year - 1977
·
Location - Chanakyapuri ,Delhi
·
Visiting hours - 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM (Monday closed)
·
Entry fee - Rs. 20
6.
Government Museum Chennai
- Government Museum Chennai
is second oldest museum in India which is spreading to an area of 16.25 acres
of land. The museum covers a variety of artifacts and diverse fields in its 46
galleries in its 6 different building. It has different sections for
archaeology, numismatics, zoology, history and sculpture.
·
Established Year - 1851
·
Location - Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai
·
Visiting hours - 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM (Monday closed)
·
Entry fee - Rs. 15 (Indian), 250 (foreigners)
7.
Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur - Albert Hall Museum, also
known as government central museum, is the oldest museum of Rajasthan situated
in Ram Niwas garden Jaipur. The museum exhibits a collection of arms and armors, pottery, international arts,
metal arts, sculpture, ivory, jewellery, musical instruments, furniture and
wooden art, ,carpets and marble arts.
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Established Year - 1887
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Location - Ramniwas Bagh, Jaipur, Rajasthan
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Visiting hours - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Monday closed)
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Entry fee - Rs. 100 (Indian), 400 (foreigners)
8.
Visvesvaraya Industrial and technological museum, Bangalore - The
VITM was established in memory of Bharat Ratna Sir M Viswesvaraya which is also
a unit of National council of science museums (NCM). It has numerous industrial
products and engines. The exhibition
gallery of it includes engine hall, fun science, electronics, children science
e gallery and electrotechnics.
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Established Year - 1962
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Location - Kasturba Road, Bangalore, Karnataka
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Visiting hours - 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
·
Entry fee - Rs.
40
9.
The Victoria memorial
hall Museum, Kolkata - The Victoria
memorial hall was inaugurated in 1921 in memory of Queen Victoria. It has
notable collection of weapons, coins, maps, Articrafts, textiles and sculptors.
It has 25 galleries some them are royal gallery, sculpture gallery, armory
gallery, the national leader gallery etc. 
·
Established Year - 1921
·
Location - Queen’s way Kolkata, WB
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Visiting hours - 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Monday closed)
·
Entry fee - Rs.
10 (Indian), 150 (Foreigners)
10. Dr. Bhau Daji Led Museum
Mumbai -
This is the oldest museum of Mumbai which used be known as Victoria Museum and
Albert museum. This has a huge collection of archaeological finds, maps of
Mumbai, clay, models and cooper ware and costumes.
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Established Year - 1855
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Location - Mumbai Maharashtra
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Visiting hours - 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Monday closed)
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Entry fee - Rs.
10 (Indian), 100 (Foreigners)
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