This is a list of notable museums in India by state and union territory:
List
editAndhra Pradesh
editName | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
---|---|---|---|
Bapu Museum | Vijayawada | Andhra Pradesh | 1887 |
Chandavaram Buddhist site | Chandavaram, Prakasam district | Andhra Pradesh | 1980 |
Bhagwan Mahavir Government Museum | Kadapa | Andhra Pradesh | 1982 |
Telugu Samskruthika Niketanam | 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
editName | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
---|---|---|---|
Jawaharlal Nehru Museum | Itanagar | Arunachal Pradesh | 1980 |
Assam
editName | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
---|---|---|---|
Shankardev Kalakshetra | Guwahati | Assam | 2024 |
Assam State Museum | Guwahati | Assam | 1940 |
Mayong Central Museum and Emporium | Mayong | Assam | 2002 |
Bihar
editName | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
---|---|---|---|
Bhartiya Nritya Kala Mandir | Patna | Bihar | 1963 |
Bihar Museum | Patna | Bihar | 2015 |
Jalan Museum | Patna | Bihar | 1919 |
Patna Museum | Patna | Bihar | 1917 |
Chandradhari Museum | Darbhanga | Bihar | 1957 |
Rajendra Smriti Sangrahalaya | Patna | Bihar | 1963 |
Shrikrishna Science Centre | Patna | Bihar | 1978 |
Gandhi Sangrahalaya | Patna | Bihar | 1967 |
Chandigarh
editName | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
---|---|---|---|
Government Museum and Art Gallery | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 1968 |
Goa
editName | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
---|---|---|---|
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) | Vasco da Gama | Goa | 1998 |
Gujarat
editHaryana
editName | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
---|---|---|---|
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
editName | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
---|---|---|---|
Shivalik Fossil Park | Sirmaur | Himachal Pradesh | |
Library of Tibetan Works and Archives | Dharamsala | Himachal Pradesh |
Jammu & Kashmir
editName | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
---|---|---|---|
Shashvat Art Gallery | Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir | 1930 |
Dogra Art Museum | Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir | 1954 |
SPS Museum | Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | 1898 |
Jharkhand
editName | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
---|---|---|---|
Ranchi Science Centre | Ranchi | Jharkhand | |
State Museum Hotwar | Ranchi | Jharkhand |
Karnataka
editKerala
editLadakh
editName | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
---|---|---|---|
Munshi Aziz Bhat Museum of Central Asian and Kargil Trade Artefacts | Kargil | Ladakh | 2004 |
Madhya Pradesh
editMaharashtra
editManipur
editMizoram
editName | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
---|---|---|---|
Mizoram State Museum | Aizawl | Mizoram |
Nagaland
editName | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
---|---|---|---|
Nagaland State Museum | Kohima | Nagaland | 1970 |
Delhi
editOdisha
editName | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
---|---|---|---|
Odisha State Museum | Bhubaneshwar | Odisha | 1932 |
Tribal Research Institute Museum | Bhubaneshwar | Odisha | |
Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneshwar | Odisha |
Puducherry
editName | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
---|---|---|---|
Pondicherry Museum | Puducherry | Puducherry |
Punjab
editName | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
---|---|---|---|
Virasat-e-Khalsa | Anandpur Sahib | Punjab | 2011 |
National Institute of Sports | Patiala | Punjab | |
Sanghol Museum | Sanghol | Punjab | |
Partition Museum | Amritsar | Punjab | 2017 |
Sikh Ajaibghar | Balongi | Punjab | |
Gobindgarh Fort | Amritsar | Punjab |
Rajasthan
editName | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
---|---|---|---|
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
editName | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
---|---|---|---|
Namgyal Institute of Tibetology | Gangtok | Sikkim |
Tamil Nadu
editTelangana
editName | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
---|---|---|---|
Alampur Museum | Alampur | 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
editName | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
---|---|---|---|
Tripura State Museum | Agartala | Tripura | 1970 |
Uttar Pradesh
editName | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
---|---|---|---|
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 | Uttar Pradesh | |
Swaraj Bhavan (old Anand Bhavan) | Allahabad | Uttar Pradesh |
West Bengal
editSee also
edit- List of archives in India
- List of museums
- International Museum Day
- Tourism in India
- Culture of India
By State
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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
edit- Gupta, S. P., and Krishna Lal. 1974. Tourism, Museums, and Monuments in India. Delhi: Oriental Publishers.