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Ernakulam
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Hill Palace, Trippunitarea
Ernakulam
Kerala
Tel: 87113
Wooden articles, sculpture, armoury, oil painting, folklore, manuscripts. School programmes, film shows. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays.
ZOOLOGY AND BOTANY MUSEUM
Maharaja's College
Ernakulam
Kerala
Specimens of zoology and botany. Timings: 1000-1600 hrs. Closed on college holidays.
Entry free
PAREEKSHITH THAMPURA MUSEUM
Darbar Hail
Ernakulam
Kerala
Wooden, stone, bronze sculpture, murals, furniture, arms, silverware. Guide service. Timings: 0930-1200 hrs and 1500-1730 hrs. Closed on Mondays.
Entry free
Photography with permission.
Etawah
GOVERNMENT EDUCATIONAL MUSEUM
Station Road
Etawah
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: Summer 0630-1230 hrs; Winter 1
Ancient coins, plaster casts, fish and animal breeds, modern sculpture, sculpture and portraits of national feaders. Library , guide service. Entry free
Photography allowed.
Faizabad
BOTANY MUSEUM
KS Saket Mahaviyalaya
Faizabad
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 312
Specimens of botanical interest, algae, fungi, pteridophytes Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
GEOGRAHY MUSEUM
KS Saket Mahavidyalaya
Faizabad
Uttar Pradesh
Specimens of rocks, minerals,peculiar sand from Kanniyakumari. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
GOVERNMENT JTC
Faizabad
Uttar Pradesh
Animal skeletons, coins, replicas, horns of different animals, wooden toys, stone toys and idols of the past, eathen toys, recent foreign coins, replicas. Timings: Open during school hours. Closed on school holidays.
Entry free
Photography not all
Gaya
GAYA MUSEUM
Gaya
Bihar
Sculpture, bronzes, terracottas, paintings, sketches, arms, manuscripts. Library, guide service, lectures, film shows on special occasions. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays and important holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
Gorakhpur
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Gorakhpur University
Gorakhpur
Uttar Pradesh
Coins, sculpture, photographs, stamps and casts of coins and sculpture. Timings: 1000-1630 hrs. Closed on university holidays.
Entry free
COMMERCE MUSEUM
University of Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 225
Charts, graphs, pictures, samples. Film shows. Timings: 1000-1630 hrs. Closed on university holidays.
Entry free
Photography not allowed.
ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM
University of Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 771
All the major vertebrates and invertebrates, phyla and rare animals. Guide service, film shows. Timings: 0950-1630 hrs. Closed on Sundays and other holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
BOTANY MUSEUM
University of Gorakhput
Gorakhpur
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 770
Different plants groups, insectivorous plants, herbarium represanting local flora and fossil specimens. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on university holidays.
Entry free
PURATATVA SANGRAHALAYA
Rahul Sanskritayan Sansthan, Alinagar
Gorakhpur
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 287
Sculpture, coins, terracottas, beads, palm-leafs manuscripts. Guide service, film shows, lectures. Timings: 0900-1630 hrs. Closed on Monday.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
Gulbarga
DISTRICT MUSEUM
Sedam Road
Gulbarga
Karnataka
Sculptures, inscriptions. Film shows on Saturdays at 1800 hrs. Timings: Summer: 0800-1300 hrs; Winter: 0900-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
Guntur
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Nagarjunakonda
Guntur
Andhra Pradesh
Limestone,sculpture, terracottas, stuccos, coins,pottery, beads. Timings: 0900-1600 hrs. Open on all days.
Entry free
Photography allowed with permission of the Director General, Archaeological Survey of India.
DISTRICT MUSEUM
Opposite Andhra Christian college, Main Road
Guntur
Andhra Pradesh
Sculpture and inscriptions relating to ancient and medieval periods. Timings: 1030-1700 hrs. Closed on fridays, second Saturdays and Government of Andhra Pradesh holidays.
Entry free
Photography fee Rs 2.
Guwahati
ASSAM FOREST MUSEUM
South Kamrup Division
Guwahati
Assam
Timber, bamboo,cane and ivory work, elephant tusks, rhino horns, models of bridges and buildings. Guide service. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs; Saturdays 1000-1530 hrs. Closed on Sundays.
Entry free
ASSAM GOVERNMENT COTTAGE INDUSTRIES MUSEUM
Guwahati
Assam
Timings: 1000-1600 hrs. Saturdays 1000-1300 hrs. Closed on Sundays.
ASSAM STATE MUSEUM
Guwahati
Assam
Tel: 24193
Archaeological objects. Library, guide service lectures occasionally,school programmes, film shows. Timings: Summer 1000-1630 hrs; Winter 0930-1600 hrs. Closed on Mondays and 2nd Saturdays.
Photography allowed with permission.
MUSEUM OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY SCIENCE
Aswsam Veterinary College
Guwahati
Assam
Specimens of veterinary science. Timings: 0800- 1630 hrs. Closed on Sundays.
Entry free
MUSEUM OF VETERINARY SCIENCE
Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara
Guwahati
Arunachal Pradesh
Tel: 83866
Books on veterinary and related subjects. Library, guide service, lectures. Timings: Summer 0800-1630 hrs;Winter 0800-1600 hrs. Closed on Sundays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
GUWAHATI MEDICAL COLLEGE
Guwahati
Assam
Medical and anatomy. Timings: 1000-1600 hrs. Closed on Sundays and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORICAL AND ANTIQUARIAN RESEARCH
Guwahati
Assam
Ancient manuscripts and records. Timings: 1000-1600 hrs. Closed on Sundays.
COMMERCIAL MUSEUM
Guwahati University, Arts Buildings
Guwahati
Assam
Tel: 88541
Arts and crafts, commercial products, minerals and rocks, documents, pictures, models, coins. Timings: 1230-1830 hrs. Closed on Sundays and university holidays.
Entry free
Photography not allowed.
ANTHROPOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Guwahati University
Guwahati
Assam
Tel: 88248
Ethnograghic, prehistoric, archaeological and physical anthropological pbjects. Timings: 1000-1600 hrs. Closed on all university holidays.
Entry free
Photography not allowed.
Gwalior
MAHARAJA JIWAJI RAO SCINDIA MUSEUM
Jai Vilas Palace, Lashkar
Gwalior
Madhya Pradesh
Tel: 22290
Sculpture, bronzes, arms, miniatures, manuscripts, coins, cut glass, Persian carpets, musical instruments, ivory. Guide service, lectures. Timings: 0930-1630 hrs. Closed on Mondays.
Photography not allowed.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL GUJARI MAHAL MUSEUM
Gwalior
Madhya Pradesh
Tel: 8526
Archaeological sculpture, lithic inscriptions, copperplates, sati stones, metal icons, terracotta objects, coins. Guide service, lectures. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays and gazetted holidays.
Photography allowed on payment of Rs 2.00.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Gwalior Fort
Gwalior
Madhya Pradesh
Sculpture. Library, film shows. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays.
Entry free
Photography allowed with permission.
Halebid
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Hassan District
Halebid
Karnataka
Tel: HBD 27
Sculpture, idols, coins, inscritions, wood carvings.. Library, guide service, lectures. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
Hampi
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Kamalapur Post, Bellary District
Hampi
Karnataka
Tel: 8744
Stone sculpture, gold coins, copper plates, paintings. Library, guide service. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
Hardwar
AYURVEDIC COLLEGE MUSEUM
Gurukul Kangri
Hardwar
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 563
Biological, pathological, anatomical, pharmaceutical colletions and collections herbarium sheets. Guide service, film shows, lectures. Timings: Summer 0800-1700 hrs; Winter 0830-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Gurukul Kangri
Hardwar
Uttar Pradesh
Prehistoric exhibits, sculpture, terracottas, coins, manuscripts, paintings. Guide service, library, film shows, lectures. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Gurukul Kangri University
Hardwar
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 53
Zoological specimens. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on college holidays.
Entry free
Hassan
DISTRICT MUSEUM
Maharaja Park
Hassan
Karnataka
Scupture, inscritions, arms, coins, paintings. Timings: 0900-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays and other gazetted holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
Hooghly
COLLEGE OF TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY
12 William Carey Road, Serampore
Hooghly
West Bengal
Tel: 6124, 618496
Different types of textile products. Guide service. Timings: Monday to Friday 1000-1630 hrs; Saturdays 1000-1300 hrs; Saturdays 1000-1300 hrs. Closed on Sundays and public holidays.
Entry free
Photography with permission.
AMULYA PRATNASALA
PO and Village Rajybalhat
Hooghly
West Bengal
Sculpture, coins, terracottas, manuscripts. Timings: 1400-2100 hrs. Closed on 2nd and 4th Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
Hoshiarpur
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Sandhu Ashram
Hoshiarpur
Punjab
Sculpture, archaeological finds from Sanghol, paleolithic tools, manuscripts. Timings: 0900-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays.
Entry free
Photography allowed with permission.
Howrah
SARAT SMRITI GRANTHAGAR
Penitras
Howrah
West Bengal
Manuscripts, terracottas, sculpture, coins folk arts of serveral counties. Timings: 0700-1100 hrs; 1600-1900 hrs. Wednesday 0700-1100 hrs. Closed on Thursdays.
Entry free
Photography not allowed.
ANANDA NIKETAN KIRTISHALA
PO Bagnan, District Howrah
Howrah
West Bengal
Ancient terracotta figures, coins, stone sculpture, manuscripts, bronze, icons, stone sculpture, manusripts, bronze, icons. Library, guide service, lectures, film shows occasionally. Timings: 1100-1700 hrs; Closed on Thursdays, government/ local public
CENTRAL NATIONAL HERBARIUM
Po Botanic Garden
Howrah
West Bengal
Tel: 67323
1,5 million dried plant materials. Largest herbarium in South East Asia having rich collections of eminent botanists of the last 200 years. Main centre in India for taxonomic research. Library, guide service, lectures. Timings: 1015-1715 hrs. Closed on
Hyderabad
HEALTH MUSEUM
Public Gardens
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh
Tel: 33121
Models, charts, diagrams, plastic models of the heart. Library, guide service, lectures, film shows. Timings: Summer 1100-1300 hrs, 1400-1800 hrs; Winter 1000-1300 hrs, 1400- 1700 hrs. Closed on fridays and public holidays.
Entry free
Photography
STATE MUSEUM
Public Gardens
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh
Tel: 32267
Sculpture, bronzes, illuminated paintings, manuscripts, coins, prehistoric implements. Guide service. Timings: 1030-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays and state government holidays.
Photography fee Rs 2.
JAGDISH AND KAMLA MITTAL MUSEUM OF INDIAN ART
1-2-214 Gagan Mahal Road
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh
Tel: 61561
Miniatures, bronzes, terracottas, ivory. Timings: By appointment
Photography allowed in special cases only.
SALAR JUNG MUSEUM
Dar-ul-shifa
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh
Tel: 43211
Western paintings, miniatures, bronzes, ivory clocks, bidriware, modern art. Lectures, library. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays, govrnment holidays and Salar Jung's death anniversary.
KHANZANA BUILDING MUSEUM
Golconda Fort, Golconda
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh
Sculpture. Timings: 1030-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays and public holidays.
Entry free
TRIBAL CULTURAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE
Road No 1, Banjara Hills
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh
Tel: 32591
Typical ornaments, hunting artifacts, utensils, musical instruments. Guide service, film showsonly during training. Timings: 1030-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and public holidays.
Entry free
Photography not allowed.
SITE MUSEUM
Qutab Shahi Tombs Complex, Golconda
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh
Arms, weapons, paintings, manuscripts. Timings: 1030-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays and public holidays.
Entry free
SRISAILAM PAVILION
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh
Material unearthed from the excavations at Yeleswaram. Guide service. Timings: 1030-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and all public holidays.
Entry free
Photography fee Rs 3.
Imphal
MANIPUR STATE MUSEUM
Polo Ground
Imphal
Manipur
Tel: IP 709
Art, archaeology, natural, history, geology, textiles. Library, guide service, film shows. Timings: 1000-1630 hrs. Closed on government holidays.
Entry free
Photography with permission.
Indore
CENTRAL MUSEUM
Agra Road
Indore
Madhya Pradesh
Tel: 6155
Regional exhibits, particulary from western Malwa. Library, guide service, film shows, lectures. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays and government holidays.
Entry free
Jabalpur
RANI DURGAWATI MUSEUM
Bhawartal
Jabalpur
Madhya Pradesh
Tel: 20065
Sculpture, coins, insriptions. Library, guide service, film shows. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays and state government holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
Jagdalpur
ZONAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Vijay Bhawan
Jagdalpur
Madhya Pradesh
Tel: 356
Ethnographic objects of the tribals of Bastar. Library, guide service, lectures. Timings: 1000-1300 hrs and 1400-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
Photography not allowed.
Jagdishpur
BABU KUNWAR SINGH MEMORIAL MUSEUM
Jagdsihpur, Bhojpur
Jagdishpur
Bihar
Paintings, statue of Babu Kunwar Singh, arms. Timings: Summer 1000-1730 hrs; Winter 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and government holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
Jaipur
MAHARAJA SAWAI MAN SINGH II MUSEUM
City Palace
Jaipur
Rajasthan
Tel: 74146
Paintings, manuscripts, textiles, carpets, arms and weapons. Library, guide service. Timings: 0930-1645 hrs. Closed on Holi, Diwali, Dussehra, Independance Day and Ghandi Jayanti.
Photography allowed.
SRC MUSEUM OF INDOLOGY & UNIVERSAL INSTITUTE OF ORIENTOLOGY
24 Gangwal Park
Jaipur
Rajasthan
Tel: 48948
Manuscripts, architectural paintings, sculpture and terracottas, stones, ornaments, textiles, arms, coins, philately, paintings, crafts. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs; Thuesday 1600-2000 hrs.
CENTRAL MUSEUM RAM NIWAS GARDEN
Jaipur
Rajasthan
Metal ware, ivory work, lacquer work, jewellery, textlies, pottery, carved wooden objects, arms and weapons, paintings. Guide service, film shows on Wednesday from 1900 to 2000 hrs. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays.
Photography allowed in sp
Jalandhar
SHAHEED BHAGAT SINGH MUSEUM
Khatkar Kalan
Jalandhar
Punjab
Photographs and personalia of Shaheed Bhagat Singh and other freedom fighters. Guide service. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays.
Entry free
Photography allowed with permission.
Jammu
DOGRA ART GALLERY
Jammu
Jammu & Kashmir
Pahari paintings, manuscripts, sculpture, terracotta, coins, historic arms. Guide service, lectures. Timings: Summer 1200-1800 hrs; Winter 1030-1630 hrs. Closed on Mondays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
Jamnagar
MUSEUM OF ANTIQUITIES
Lakhoto
Jamnagar
Gujarat
Tel: 6125
Sculpture, paintings, inscriptions, copper plates, coins, photographs. Library, guide service, lectures. Timings: 1000- 1300 hrs and 1400- 1730 hrs. Closed on Wednesdays, second and fourth Saturdays and public holidays
Photography allowed with permission
Jaunpur
BOTANY MUSEUM
TD College
Jaunpur
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 239
All important plant and fossil types. Guide service.lectures. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
Photography not allowed.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
TD College
Jaunpur
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 239
Sculpture, terracottas, coins Timings: 1025-1715 hrs. Closed on college holidays.
Entry free
ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM
TD College
Jaunpur
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 239
Zoological specimens. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on college holidays.
Entry free
Jeypore
JEYPORE BRANCH MUSEUM
PO Jeypore, District Koraput
Jeypore
Orissa
Sculptures and other archaeological objects. Timings: Summer 0700-1200 hrs; Winter 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays and government holidays.
Entry free
Photography not allowed.
Jhajjar
HARYANA PRANTIYA PURATATVA SANGRAHALAYA
Gurukul, Jhajjar, Distt Rohtak
Jhajjar
Haryana
Tel: 44
Coins, inscriptions, copperplates, terracottas, sculpture, beads, manuscripts, weapons of Indus Valley civilization. Guide service, lectures. Timings: Summer 0700-1700 hrs, Winter 1000-1600 hrs. Open all days.
Entry free
Photography allowed with permission
Jhalawar
GOVERNMENT MUSEUM
Jhalawar
Rajasthan
Sculpture, inscritions, paintings, coins, ivory carvings, costumes, manuscripts. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on gazetted holidays.
Entry free
Photography not allowed.
Jhansi
RANI LAKSHMI BAI PALACE
Jhansi
Uttar Pradesh
Hindu and Jain red sandstone images from the 9th to the 12th century. Timings: 0800-1700 hrs. Open on all days.
Entry free
Photography allowed with permission.
Jodhpur
GOVERNMENT MUSEUM
Jodhpur
Rajasthan
Tel: 25753
Coins, paintings, wood, lac and leather work, pottery, antiquity, ivory, stone, arms. Library, guide service. Timings: 1000-1630 hrs. Closed on Fridays and gazetted holidays.
Photography allowed.
Junagadh
SAKKAR BAUG
Junagadh
Gujarat
Tel: 745
Miniature paintings, manuscripts, coins, insriptions, sculpture, copperplates, silver art. Library, guide service, lectures, film shows on special occasions. Timings: 0900-1200 hrs and 1500-1745 hrs. Closed on second and fourth Saturdays and governme
DARBAR HALL MUSEUM
Diwan Chowk
Junagadh
Gujarat
Tel: 934
Silver throne, carpets, miniature paintings, arms, golden ornaments. Library, guide service, film shows occasionally. Timings: 0900-1200 hrs and 1500-1800 hrs. Closed on Wednesdays and 2nd and 4th Saturday.
Photography not allowed.
Kadagau
GOVERNMENT MUSEUM
Fort, Madikeri
Kadagau
Karnataka
Sculpture, inscriptions, arms. Film shows on Saturdays at 1800 hrs. Timings: 0900-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
Kakinada
ANDHRA SAHITYA PARISHAD GOVERNMENT MUSEUM AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Ramarapoet
Kakinada
Andhra Pradesh
Palm-leaf manusripts, coins, copper plate inscriptions, archaeological antiquities. Guide service, school programmes, film shows. Timings: 1030-1700 hrs. Open on all days.
Entry free
Photography fee Rs 2.
Kalibangan
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
District Ganganagar
Kalibangan
Rajasthan
Excavated materials from Kalibangan. Library, film shows occasionally. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays.
Entry free
Photography allowed with permission.
Kalpi
MAHATMA GHANDI HINDI SANGRAHALAYA
Hindi Bhawan
Kalpi
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 18
Sculpture, paintings, terracottas, metal images, coins and manuscripts. Timings: Summer 7000-1100 hrs and 1700-2100 hrs; Winter 0800-1200 hrs and 1600-2000 hrs. Closed on Tuesdays.
Entry free
Photography not allowed.
Kanpur
BOTANY MUSEUM
Christ Church College
Kanpur
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 63626
Plants of all groups, class and families, fossils herbaria and plant products. Lectures. Timings: 0900- 1630 hrs. Closed on college holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
SCHOOL MUSEUM
Ramakrishna Mission HS School, Ramakrishna Nagar
Kanpur
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 40526
Guide service, film shows, lectures. Timings: Summer 0700-1135 hrs; Winter 1000-1550 hrs. Closed on Sundays and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM
Kanpur
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 62619
Handicrafts, handloom, cottage industry products, marble, wood carving, brassware, carpets, silk goods Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
PATHOLOGY MUSEUM
GSVM Medical College
Kanpur
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 214215
Pathology specimens. Guide service. Timings: 0900-1300 hrs and 1400-1600 hrs. Closed on s Sundays and college holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
CENTRAL RESEARCH STATION MUSEUM
GSVM Medical College
Kanpur
Uttar Pradesh
Surgical specimens from operation theatres. Timings: 0900-1600 hrs. Closed on Sundays and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY
Christ Church College
Kanpur
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 63620
Museum specimens preserved in formalin, stuffed birds and animals, charts, insects. Library, lectures. Timings: 1000-1630 hrs. Closed on college holidays.
Entry free
Photography not allowed.
Karimnagar
GANDHI CENTENARY GOVERNMENT MUSEUM
Opp New Bus Stand
Karimnagar
Andhra Pradesh
Miniature paintings, Nepali bronzes, coins, bridriware. Guide service. Timings: 1030-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays and public holidays.
Entry free
Photography fee Rs 3.
Khajuraho
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Khajuraho
Madhya Pradesh
Tel: 23
Sculpture, insciptions and architectural pieces. Library, guide service. Timings: 0900-1700 hrs. Open on all days. (Closed on Fridays).
Photography allowed.
Khariar
KHARIAR BRANCH MUSEUM
PO Khariar
Khariar
Orissa
Stone sculpture, art and craft objects, terracottas, pottery. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays and government holidays.
Entry free
Photography with permission.
Khonsa
DISTRICT MUSEUM
Tirap District
Khonsa
Arunachal Pradesh
Art and crafts objects. Guide service, film shows fortnightly during office hours. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and government holidays.
Entry free
Photography not allowed.
Kittur
KITTUR RANI CHANNAMMA MEMORIAL GOVERNMENT MUSEUM
Kittur
Karnataka
Sculpture, armoury, wood carvings and paintings. Guide service, film shows on Saturdays (1830 hrs). Timings: 0900-1800 hrs. Closed on Mondays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
Kohima
NAGALAND STATE MUSEUM
Kohima
Nagaland
Tel: 770
Anthropological specimens. Guide service. Timings: 0930-1530 hrs. Closed on pubic holidays.
Photography with permission.
Kolanupaka
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE MUSEUM
Nalgonda Distt
Kolanupaka
Andhra Pradesh
Inscriptions and sculpture. Guide service. Timings: 1030-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays.
Entry free
Photography fee Rs 2 wit prior permission on application bearing Re1 court fee stamp.
Kolhapur
CENTRAL MUSEUM
Town Hall
Kolhapur
Maharashtra
Tel: 5481
Paintings, arms, sculpture, stone inscriptions. Library, guide service, lectures, film shows. Timings: 1030-1730 hrs. Closed on Mondays, 2nd and 4th Tuesdays and public holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed with permission of the Director.
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
NETAJI MUSEUM
38/2 Lala Lajpat Road
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
West Bengal
Tel: 473745
Original letters, manuscripts, paintings, sculpture, original documents andphotostat copies of letters, documents concerning the life, activities and thoughts of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Sarat Chandra Bose. Guide service, lectures, film shows. Tim
JUTE MUSEUM
12 Regent Park
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
West Bengal
Tel: 723191-92-97.
Story of the jute cultivation, marketing, manufacturing of jute goods. Timings: 0930-1630 hrs. Closed on 2nd Saturdays, Sundays and central government holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed with special permission.
MARBLE PALACE ART GALLERY AND ZOO
46 Muktaram Babu Street
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
West Bengal
Tel: 343310
Marble, bronze, wood work, paint, glass, porcelain. Library, guide service, lectures, film shows. Timings: 1000-1600 hrs. Closed on Mondays and Thursdays.
Entry free
Photography allowed for documentary purpose.
MUNCIPAL MUSEUM
College Street Market (North Block)
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
West Bengal
Public and civil health and indigenous products. Timings: 1030-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and other holidays.
FACULTY OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCE
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya, 37 Belgachia Road
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
West Bengal
Tel: 56-3165/66
Collections from hospitals, slaughter houses. Guide service, lectures, film shows on weekdays 1100-1600 hrs. Timings: University timings. Closed on Saturdays (second half) and Sundays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
NEHRU CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
94/1 Chowringhee Road
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
West Bengal
Tel: 443516
The Ramayana depicted in 1500 miniature models; the Mahabharata depicted in 2000 miniature models, dolls and toys, science gallery. Library, guide service, lectures, film shows. Timings: 1100-1900 hrs. Closed on Mondays.
Photography allowed.
RABINDRA BHARATI MUSEUM
6/4 Dwarkanath Tagore Lane
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
West Bengal
Tel: 345241
Paintings of Tagore, photographs, personal effects, books, journals, tapes and disc records. Library, guide service, lectures, film shows. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Saturdays 1000-1330 hrs. Closed on Sundays, government holidays and university holidays.
RG KAR MEDICAL COLLEGE
1 Belgachia Road
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
West Bengal
Mainly post operative specimens. Lectures. Timings: 1100-1600 hrs. Closed on Sundays and government holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed exept in some special cases.
STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL GALLERY
33,Chittaranjan Avenue (1st and 4th floors)
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
West Bengal
Tel: 236631, 236635, 236636
Antiquiteis, sculpture, metal, ivory, paintings, manuscripts. Guide service, lectures. Timings: 1200-1600 hrs. Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, public and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
Photography not allowed.
STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
1 Satyendra Nath Roy Road, Behala
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
West Bengal
Prehistory, stone artefacts, pottery, antiquities, metal ivory, coins, manuscripts. Guide service, lectures. Timings: 1200-1600 hrs. Closed on Sundays and government holidays.
Photography with permission.
NATIONAL LIBRARY
Alipore
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
West Bengal
Tel: 455381
Rare books, manuscripts, original letters and notes of eminent personalities. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs on weekdays.
INDIAN MUSEUM
27 Jawaharial Nehru Road
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
West Bengal
Tel: 239855, 234584
Ivory, bronze, jewellery, temple banners, costumes, masks, sculpture, terracottas, coins, manuscrits, mammals, reptiles, birds. Guide service, lectures, film shows. Timings: March to November 1000-1700 hrs; December to February 1000-1630 hrs. Closed on
ETHNOGRAPHIC MUSEUM OF THE CULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
New Secretariat Buildings (1st floor),1 KS Roy Road
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
West Bengal
Tel: 23-6271 Extn 136/173
Ethnographic specimens. Library. Timings: 1030-1730 hrs on weekdays, Saturdays 1030-1400 hrs. Closed on Sundays and holidays.
Entry free
Photography with permission.
GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL MUSEUM
45 Ganesh Chandra Avenue
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
West Bengal
Tel: 24-3290
Industrial and commercial products of West Bengal, handicrafts and objects of folk art. Library, lectures. Timings: 1030-1730 hrs on Weekdays; Saturdays: 1030-1400 hrs. Closed on Sundays and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
Photography with special p
ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS
Cathedral Road
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
West Bengal
Tel: 44-4205
Rabindranath's paintings and personal belongings, letters, manuscripts, sculpture, old miniature paintings, lithographs, manuscripts, engravings. Library guide Service, lectures, film shows. Timings: 1500-2000 hrs. Closed on Mondays.
Photography with
VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL
1 Queen's Way
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
West Bengal
Tel: 445154
Drawings, busts, statues, manuscripts, documents, stamps, coins. Guide service, lectures, library. Timings: 1 March to 31 October 1000-1700 hrs; 1 November to 28 February 1000-1600 hrs. Closed on Mondays and gazetted holidays.
Photography on certain
BIRLA PLANETARIUM
96 Jawaharial Nehru Road
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
West Bengal
Tel: 446619
Exhibits pertaining to various fields of astronomy, astrphysics and celestial mechanics. Guide service occasionally, lectures, film shows. Timings: 1200-1930 hrs on weekdays; 1000-2100 hrs on Sundays and holidays.
Photography not allowed.
BIRLA INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM
19A Gurusaday Road
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
West Bengal
Tel: 447241 (3lines) 2 and 446102
Models and exhibits on various branches of physical sciences, industry and technology including original objects. Library, guide service, film shows from Tuesday to Friday at 1500 hrs, Saturdays and sundays at 1230 hrs and 1500 hrs. Timings: 1000-1700 h
BIRLA ACADEMY OF ART AND CULTURE MUSEUM
108-109 Southern Avenue
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
West Bengal
Tel: 469802
Paintings of the medieval period, modern art, anthropology. Library. Timings: 1530-1800 hrs. Closed on Mondays.
BANGIYA SAHITYA PARISAD MUSEUM
243/1 Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
West Bengal
Tel: 353743
Antiques, icons, insriptions andimages both of metal and stone. It includes apparel and articles of Rammohun Roy, Vidyasagar, original diaries of Sister Nivedita and others. Film shows, lectures. Timings: 1300-1900 hrs. Closed on Thursdays and public ho
ASHUTOSH MUSEUM OF INDIAN ART
Centenary Building (First Floor), Kolkata (Calcutta) University, College Street
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
West Bengal
Tel: 343014
Stone, bronze, sculpture, paintings, coins, terracottas. Film shows, lectures occasionally. Timings: 1030-1730 hrs. Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and university holidays.
Entry free
Photography with permission.
INDUSTRIAL SAFETY MUSEUM OF REGIONAL LABOUR INSTITUTE
Lake Town
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
West Bengal
Tel: 572731, 572732, 573254
Exhibits on industrial safety, hygiene and occupational health. Library, guide service, lectures, film shows. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on second Saturdays, Sundays and government holidays.
Entry free
INDUSTRIAL SECTION, INDIAN MUSEUM
1 Sunder Street
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
West Bengal
Specimens and exhibits of plants and plant products, economic herbarium. Library, guide service, school programmes, film shows on request. Timings: Summer 1000-1700 hrs; Winter 1000-1630 hrs. Closed on Mondays and other national holidays.
Photography
INSTITUTE OF PORT MANAGEMENT
New Traffic Building (2nd Floor), 40 Circular Garden Reach Road
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
West Bengal
Tel: 455453/451091
Models, charts, photographs, maps. Film shows arranged for invited audience , lectures. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and holidays.
Photography allowed on prior permission from the Director.
ASIATIC SOCIETY
1 Park Street
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
West Bengal
Tel: 240539
Manuscripts, coins, paintings, sculpture. Guide service, lectures. Timings: 1200-1900 hrs on working days; Saturdays:1200-1530 hrs. Closed on Sundays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
CRAFTS MUSEUM
9-12 Old Court House Street
Kolkata (Kalkutta)
West Bengal
Tel: 237205
Rural arts, crafts, ivory, metal objects and textiles from different regions of India. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs.
Konarak
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
PO Konarak
Konarak
Orissa
Tel: 22
Loose sculpture from the Sun temple complex. Library, lectures, film shows during exhibition time. Timings: 0900-1700 hrs. Open on all days.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
Kondapur
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA
Kondapur, via Sengareddy Distt Medak
Kondapur
Andhra Pradesh
Tel: 25 (Kondapur)
Terracottas, beads, pottery, coins, stone age tools. Library, lectures, film shows occasionally. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays.
Entry free
Photography with permission.
Kota
MAHARANA MADHO SINGH MUSEUM AND SARASWATI BHANDAR
Fort
Kota
Rajasthan
Sculpture, coins, manuscripts, arms, costumes. Guide service. Timings: 16 April to 15 July 0730-1030 hrs and 1530-1800 hrs; 16 July to 15 April 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
GOVERNMENT MUSEUM
Kota
Rajasthan
Sculpture, paintings, illustrated manuscripts, coins, arms, costumes. Lectures. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed for study purpose.
Krishnapuram
KRISHNAPURAM PALACE MUSEUM
Krishnapuram
Kerala
Sculpture, coins and copies of murals. Timings: 0800-1800 hrs. Closed on Mondays and public holidays.
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