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Agartala
TRIPURA GOVERNMENT MUSEUM
PO West Tripura
Agartala
Tripura
Tel: 4344
Rare stone images, old coins,Bengal kanthas, archaeological finds, natural history. Guide service. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
Photography with permission.
Agra
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Taj Mahal
Agra
Uttar Pradesh
Paintings, sketches, farmans, mosaic works, manuscripts. Library, film shows occasionally. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays.
Entry free
Photography allowed with permission.
Ahmedabad
CALICO MUSEUM OF TEXTILES
Shahibagh
Ahmedabad
Gujarat
Tel: 51001
Ancient textieles, paintings. Library, guide service, film shows. Timings: 1000-1230 hrs and 1430-1700 hrs. Closed on Monday and New Year, Makarasankranti, Dhuleti, Diwaso, Parana, Dusshera.
Entry free
Photography not allowed.
GUJARAT MUSEUM SOCIETY
Culture Centrum, Kocharle
Ahmedabad
Gujarat
Exhibits on archaeology and anthropology, costumes, paintings. Timings: 0800-1100 hrs and 1600-2000 hrs.Closed on Mondays.
Entry free
MUSEUM OF GUJARAT VIDYA SABHA
BJ Institute of Learning and Research, RC Marg
Ahmedabad
Gujarat
Tel: 78862
Manuscripts, coins, sculpture, old documents. Guide service. Timings: 1200-1800 hrs; 1200-1500 hrs on Saturdays. Closed on Sundays and selected holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed with permission.
BJ MEDICAL COLLEGE
Ahmedabad
Gujarat
Tel: 66067
Specimens of pathology, culture media, instruments of clinical pathology. Timings: 0900-1700 hrs. Closed on Saturdays after 1300 hrs and state government holidays.
Entry free
Photography not allowed.
GHANDI SAMARAK SANGRAHALAYA
Harijan Ashram
Ahmedabad
Gujarat
Tel: 867527
Manuscipts, Photostat copies of Gandhiji's correspondence; records relating to Ghandiji. Library, guide service, film shows on request, lectures on special occasions. Timings: Summer 0830-1200 hrs and 1430-1900 hrs. Witer 0830-1200 hrs and 1400-1830 hrs
TRIBAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE
Gujarat Vidhyapith
Ahmedabad
Gujarat
Tel: 446148, 446349, 446549
Ornaments, agricultural implements, toys, masks,photos. Library, guide service, school programmes, film shows, lectures. Timings: 1400-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed with permission.
Ahmednagar
HISTORY MUSEUM
Ahmednagar College
Ahmednagar
Maharashtra
Tel: 1161
Sculpture, coins, pottery, photographs. Guide service, film shows. Timings: College Timings. Closed from 1 April to 1 June, 15 October to 15 November and on Sundays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
Aihole
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Aihole Distt
Aihole
Karnataka
Sculpture of early Western Chalukyas of 7-8 th century AD. Library, film shows occasionally. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays.
Entry free
Photography with permission.
Aizawl
MIZORAM STATE MUSEUM
Canteen Kual
Aizawl
Mizoram
Historical relics, ancient, costumes, traditional implements. Lectures, guide service on request. Timings: 0930-1600 hrs. Mondays 1200-1600 hrs. Closed on Saturdays and Sundays.
Entry free
Photography allowed with permission.
Ajmer
RAJPUTANA MUSEUM
Ajmer
Rajasthan
Inscriptions, coins, sculpture, copper plates, paintings, arms and armoury. Guide service, lectures. Timings: 16 April to 15 July: 0730-1030 hrs; 16 July to 15 April: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
GOVERNMENT MUSEUM
Near Naja Bazar
Ajmer
Rajasthan
Archaeological objects. Lectures. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays and 11 holidays during the year.
Photography allowed only for academic purpose with permission of the Director, Archaeology and Museums,( Rajasthan), Jaipur.
Alampur
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE MUSEUM
Distt Mahboobnagar
Alampur
Andhra Pradesh
Sculpture of Western Chalukyan and Kakatiya periods and inscriptions. Guide service. Timings: 1030-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays.
Entry free
Photography allowed on payment.
Aligarh
UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND CULTURE
Kennedy House Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 5668
Specimens of science, sculpture, terracottas, paintings,textiles, coins. Library, guide service, lecture, film shows on alternative Sundays. Timings: Summer 0730-1330 hrs; Winter 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on university holidays and Sundays.
Photography n
Allahabad
DEPARTMENT OF ANCIENT HISTORY, CULTURE AND ARCHAEOLOGY MUSEUM
University of Allahabad
Allahabad
Uttar Pradesh
Prehistoric tools from earliest times to the end of the Pleistocene age, mesolithic tools, human and animal sceletons, antiquities, collection from Ghositaram, the famous Buddist monastery. Guide service. Timings: Summer 0700-1200 hrs; Winter 1000-1600
HINDI SANGRAHALAYA
Hindi Sahitya Sammelan
Allahabad
Uttar Pradesh
Printed books, periodicals, manuscripts, coins, letters, photographs. Timings: Summer 0630-1130 hrs; Winter 1100-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and important holidays.
Entry free
PATHOLOGY MUSEUM
Moti Lal Nehru Medical College
Allahabad
Uttar Pradesh
Specimens in formal saline, diseased organs, hospital collections. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
AGHARKAR MUSEUM
University of Allahabad
Allahabad
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 51663
Specimens of fossil and living plants, ancient life forms, maps depicting the distribution and origin of plants. Timings: Summer 0700-1200 hrs; Winter 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and university holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
GANGANATH JHA KENDRIYA SANSKRIT VIDYAPEETH
Moti Lal Nehru Park
Allahabad
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 53484
Mainly Sanscrit manuscripts; a few in Hindi, Persian, Bengali, Maithili and Oriya. Library, lectures occasionally. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Central Government holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
ALLAHABAD MUSEUM
Motilal Nehru Park
Allahabad
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 53126
Stone sculpture, terracottas, miniature paintings, seals, coins, presents from Jawaharal Nehru, miniature objects, handcrafts, manuscripts, arms and instrucions. Guide service, lectures, film shows on Sundays. Timings: 1 May to 30 June: 0700-1200 hrs; 1
ANAND BHAWAN
Allahabad
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 52083
Personal belongings of Jawaharal Nehru and other members of the family. Picture gallery. Library, film shows daily at 1100-1300 hrs, lectures. Timings: Summer 0930-1700 hrs; Winter recess 1300-1330 hrs. Closed on Mondays and gazetted holidays.
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ANATOMY MUSEUM
Moti Lal Nehru Medical College
Allahabad
Uttar Pradesh
Dissected parts of the human body, models of human organs, embryology models to study various branches of anatomy. Timings: 1 July to 30 April 0900-1600 hrs; 1 May to 30 June 0800-1200 hrs. Closed on university holidays.
Entry free
ZOOLOGY DEPARTMENT
University of Allahabad
Allahabad
Uttar Pradesh
Zoological specimens, preseryed stuffed animals, sceletons, some rare fossils. Library, guide service. Timings: Summer 0700-1200 hrs; Winter 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and university holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
Along
DISTRICT MUSEUM
WEST Siang Distt
Along
Arunachal Pradesh
Arts 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.
Alwar
GOVERNMENT MUSEUM
City Palace
Alwar
Rajasthan
Inscriptions, sculpture, coins (archaeological section), paintings, manuscripts, arms. Library, guide service. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays.
Photography allowed with permission.
Amaravati
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Guntur
Amaravati
Andhra Pradesh
Tel: 25
Stupa-slabs, railings, sculpture, coins of gold, silver and lead, potsherds and crystals caskets. Library. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays.
Entry free
Photography with permission.
Amber
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Amber Fort
Amber
Rajasthan
Archaeological objects. Timings: Summer 0730-1030 hrs and 1500-1800 hrs. Winter 1000-1630hrs. Open all days.
Entry free
Amreli
SHRI GIRDHARBHAI SANGRAHALAYA
Children's Museum
Amreli
Gujarat
Tel: 2322
Art, archaeology, astronomy, natural history. Library, guide service, film shows on Thuesdays, lectures. Timings: 0900-1200 hrs and 1530-1830 hrs. Closed on Wednesdays.
Photography allowed.
Amritsar
MAHARAJA RANJIT SINGH MUSEUM
Summer Palace
Amritsar
Punjab
Belonging to the time and life of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays.
Photography allowed with permission.
CENTRAL SIKH MUSEUM
Clock Tower Building, Golden Temple
Amritsar
Punjab
Tel: 47583
Paintings regarding Sikh history, coins, old arms, manuscripts. Library, guide service. Timings: 0700-1900 hrs; Mondays 0800-1800 hrs. Open on all days.
Entry free
Photography allowed with permission of the Secretary.
Anandpur Sahib
GURU TEGH BAHADUR MUSEUM
Anandpur Sahib
Punjab
Oil paintings relating to Sikh Gurus Guide service. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays.
Photography allowed on request.
Annamalai Nagar
ZOOLOGY MUSEUM
Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar
Annamalai Nagar
Tamil Nadu
Tel: 282
Zoological speciments. Guide service, film shows on Fridays at 1700 hrs. Timings: 1000-1300 hrs. And 1400-1600 hrs. Open on all days.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
Aundh
SHRI BHAVANI MUSEUM AND LIBRARY
Aundh
Maharashtra
Tel: PCO aundh 5
Paintings, both traditional and modern 15th century to mid-20th century.Library, guide service, lectures. Timings: 1030-1730 hrs. Closed on Mondays.
Entry free
Photography allowed with permission.
Badami
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Badami
Karnataka
Stone sculpture of medieval period. Film shows occasionally. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays.
Entry free
Photography with permission.
Balasore
BALASORE BRANCH MUSEUM
PO Balasore, District Balasore
Balasore
Orissa
Stone sculpture and other archaeological objects. Timings: Summer 0700-1200 hrs; Winter 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays and government holidays.
Entry free
Photography not allowed.
Banda
BUNDELKHAND CHHATRASAL MUSEUM
Banda
Uttar Pradesh
Sculpture, terracottas, stone implements, beads and seals, coins. Timings: Summer 0730-1100 hrs and 1500-1730 hrs; Winter 0800-1100 hrs and 1430-1700 hrs. Closed on Wednesdays.
Entry free
Photography allowed but restricted.
Bangalore
KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT MUSEUM AND VENKATAPPA ART GALLERY
Kasturba Road
Bangalore
Karnataka
Tel: 564483
Antiquities, terracottas, sculpture, miniatures, ivory, sandalwood caskets. Lectures, guide service, film shows. Timings: 0900-1700 hrs. Closed on wednesdays.
Photography with permission.
VISVESVARAYA INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM
1 Kasturba Road
Bangalore
Karnataka
Tel: 26502, 27022, 75227, 79128
Scientific, technological and industrial artifacts supported by working models and exhibits designed and fabricated by the museum in its workshop. Library, guide service, lectures, film shows from Tuesdays to Sundays at 1430 hrs and 1530 hrs. Timing
Bankura
ACHARYA JOGESH CHANDRA PURAKIRTI BHAVAN
Vishnupur, District Bankura
Bankura
West Bengal
Art and architecture from prehistoric period to this day, old manuscripts, folk art. Guide service, lectures, film shows. Timings: Summer 1730-1930 hrs;Winter 1700- 1900 hrs.
Entry free
Photography allowed with prior permission from the authoity o
Bareilly
ABHAI SMARAK PANCHAL SANGRAHALAYA
125/5 Kishore Buildings, Kishore Bazar
Bareilly
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 5042
Pottery, coins terracotta figurines, beads. Guide service, lectures. Timings: Summer 0700-1100 hrs and 1600-1800 hrs; Winter 0800-1200 hrs and 1600-1730 hrs. Closed on Thursdays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
Baripada
BARIPADA MUSEUM
PO Baripada, District Mayurbhanj
Baripada
Orissa
Stone sculpture, historical documents, gold, silver and copper coins, seals, terracottas, inscriptions. Library, guide service. Timings: Summer 1000-1200 hrs; Winter 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays and government holidays.
Photography allowed.
Baroda
MAHARAJA FATEHSINGH MUSEUM
Laxmi Vilas Palavce Compound, Jawaharial Nehru Marg
Baroda
Gujarat
Tel: 56372
Paintings, sculpture. Timings: Summer April to June 0900-1200 hrs and 1530-1830 hrs; Winter July to March 0900- 1200 hrs and 1500-1800 hrs. Closed on Mondays and important public holidays.
Photography not allowed.
MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANCIENT HISTORY
Faculty of Arts, MS University of Baroda
Baroda
Gujarat
Tel: 63370
Archaeological, historical and cultural collections. Library, guide service, film shows, lectures. Timings: 1100-1730 hrs. Closed on holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed
MUSEUM AND PICTURE GALLERY
Sayaji Bag
Baroda
Gujarat
Tel: 67489, 67201
Paintings, miniature paintings, sculpture, carvings, geology, zoology, coins,anthropology. Library, guide service, film shows on Mondays and Thursdays at 1500-1600 hrs, lectures. Timings: 0930-1700 hrs. Open on all days exept five public holidays.
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MEDICAL COLLEGE MUSEUM
Baroda
Gujarat
Maps, charts, models and specimens of different branches of medical science. Lectures. Timings: 0900- 1700 hrs. Closed on Saturdays after 1300 hrs and Sundays.
Entry free
HEALTH MUSEUM
Sayaji Bag
Baroda
Gujarat
Tel: 64246
Health exhibits. Library, guide service, film shows: on Sundays in a month at 1900-2000 hrs. Timings: 1100-1800 hrs.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
Barrackpore
GANDHI SMARAK SANGRAHALAYA
14 Riverside Road
Barrackpore
West Bengal
Tel: 53-170
Photographs on Gandhiji's Life, photostat letters to Gandhiji from different countries, press cuttings, bullets and recordings of the Mahatma's reminscencies.Library. Timings: 1100-1700 hrs. Closed on Wednesdays.
Belkhandi
BELKHANDI MUSEUM
PO Kalra Munda, District Kalahandi
Belkhandi
Orissa
Stone sculpture. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Open on all days.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
Berhampur
BERHAMPUR BRANCH MUSEUM
PO Berhampur, Distt Ganjam
Berhampur
Orissa
Sculpture, arms and armour, anthropological and natural history specimens. Guide service, school programmes. Timings: Summer 0700-1400 hrs; Winter 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays and government holidays.
Entry free
Photography not allowed.
Bhagalpur
BHAGALPUR MUSEUM
Station Club, Sandis Compound
Bhagalpur
Bihar
Sculpture, terracottas, arms. Guide service, lectures, film shows. Timings: Summer 1000-1730 hrs; Winter 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays and government holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
Bhanpura
LOCAL MUSEUM
Bhanpura
Madhya Pradesh
Archaeological objects and sculpture. Timings: 1000-1300 hrs and 1400-1700 hrs. Open all days.
Entry free
Bharatpur
GOVERNMENT MUSEUM
Bharatpur Fort
Bharatpur
Rajasthan
Sculpture, coins, armoury, zoological specimens, paintings. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays and other gazetted holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed for research purposes only.
Bhavnagar
GHANDI MUSEUM
Gandhi Smriti
Bhavnagar
Gujarat
Tel: 4024
Audio-visual meterials, prayer records, lectures photostat copies of Mahatma Gandhi's letters. Library, guide service, film shows on Fridays. Timings: Summer 0830-1200 hrs and 1500-1900 hrs; Winter 0830-1200 hrs and 1430-1830 hrs. Closed on Mondays and
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
Ghandhi Smriti
Bhavnagar
Gujarat
Tel: 4024
An educational musem based on basic training and recreation for children. Guide service, lectures, film shows. Timings: Summer 0830-1200 hrs and 1500-1900 hrs; Winter 0830-1200 hrs and 1430-1830 hrs. Closed on Mondays and public holidays.
Entry free
BARTON MUSEUM
Ghandhi Smirti
Bhavnagar
Gujarat
Tel: 4024
Antiquities, copperplates, manuscripts, fossils, coins, Guide service, lectures, film shows. Timings: Summer 0830-1200 hrs and 1500-1900 hrs; Winter 0830-1200 hrs and 1430-1830 hrs. Closed on Mondays and public holidays.
Entry free
Photography not
ARTS AND CRAFTS MUSEUM
Ghandi Smriti
Bhavnagar
Gujarat
Tel: 4024
Arts and crafts of Gujarat. Guide service, lectures, film shows. Timings: Summer 0830-1200 hrs and 1500-1900 hrs; Winter 0830-1200 hrs and 1430-1900 hrs. Closed on Mondays and public holidays.
Entry free
Photography not allowed.
Bhopal
BIRLA MUSEUM
PO Vallabh Bhavan
Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh
Tel: 64387
Stone sculpture, terracottas, manuscripts, tools, coins. Library, guide service, film shows, lectures. Timings: 0900-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed with permission.
STATE MUSEUM
Banganga Marg
Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh
Tel: 63207
Sculpture, paintings, objects of arts and crafts, coins. Library, guide service, film shows,lectures. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays and government holidays.
Entry free
Photography permitted as per State Government rules.
CENTRAL MUSEUM
Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh
Paintings, coins, porcelain, toys of metals and ivory, wood work, needle work, handicrafts. Guide service. Timings: 1030-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
TRIBAL RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
36 Shamla Hills
Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh
Tel: 4492,3493
Ethnological specimens representing material culture of schedulded tribes. Library, guide service. Timings: 1030-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays, second Saturdays and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed with permission.
Bhubaneswar
ORISSA STATE MUSEUM
PO Bhubaneswar 750014, District Puri
Bhubaneswar
Orissa
Tel: 52897
Archaeological objects, palm-leaf and paper manuscripts, portraits, models. Library, guide service, lectures occasionally. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays and government holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
Bhuj
KACHCHH MUSEUM
Bhuj
Gujarat
Tel: 541
Anthropological, archaeological, shipping, numismatics. Library, guide service, film shows on Fridays. Timings: 0900-1200 hrs and 1500-1800 hrs. Closed on Wednesdays and government holidays.
Photography allowed on payment of Rs 2.00 per snap.
Bidar
GOVERNMENT MUSEUM
Basavakalayan, Bidar District
Bidar
Karnataka
Arcgaeological objects and sculpture. Library, film shows on Saturdays at 1800 hrs, lectures. Timings: Summer 0730-1330 hrs; Winter 0900-1800 hrs. Closed on Mondays and general holidays.
Photography allowed.
Bijapur
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Bijapur
Karnataka
Armoury, porcelain, chinaware, coins, miniatures, manuscipts, carpets, stone sculpture. Library, guide service on demand, lectures, film shows. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
Bikaner
GOVERNMENT MUSEUM
Bikaner
Rajasthan
Tel: 44293
Archaeological objects, garments, arms, pottery, anatomy, local industry. Library. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
Bodhagaya
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
District Gaya
Bodhagaya
Bihar
Tel: 39
Stone, sculpture, bronzes, antiques. Library. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays.
Entry free
Photography with permission.
Bomdila
DISTRICT MUSEUM
West Kameng Distt
Bomdila
Arunachal Pradesh
Art and craft objects. Guide service, film shows fortnightly during office hours. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and government holidays.
Entry free
Photography not allowed.
Bratacharigram
GURUSADAY MUSEUM OF BENGAL FOLK ART
PO Joka, District 24 Parganas.
Bratacharigram
West Bengal
Terracottas, brass, bronze,sculpture, dolls, toys, musical instruments, manuscripts. Guide service. Timings: 1100-1700 hrs.Closed on Thursdays and state government holidays.
Photography with permission.
Bulandshahr
GOVERNMENT EDUCATIONAL MUSEUM
DISO Bulandshahr
Bulandshahr
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 480
Historical and scientific exhibits, toys, charts and maps, models, books, paintings, coins. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on s Sundays and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
Calicut
ART GALLERY AND KRISHNA MENON MUSEUM
East Hill
Calicut
Kerala
Paintings, wood and ivory carvings. Timings: 0930-1230 hrs and 1430-1730 hrs. Closed on Mondays.
Entry free
Photography with prior permission.
Cambay
SHREE RAJANI PAREKH ARTS AND SHREE KESHAVLAL BULAKHIDAS COMMERCE COLLEGE MUSEUM
Cambay
Gujarat
Tel: 2457
Icons of different periods, coins, pieces of wood carving, antiquities. Library, guide service, lectures occasionally, school programmes. Timings: 1130-1800 hrs. Closed on Sundays and other holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed with permission
Chamba
BHURI SINGH MUSEUM
Chamba
Himachal Pradesh
Pahari paintings and others, bronzes, copperplates, historical letters, wood carvings, arms, ornaments, old photographs, coins, manuscripts. Library, guide service, lectures, film shows occasionally. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays and gazette
Chandernagar
MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY
Institute Chandernagar, The Residency
Chandernagar
West Bengal
Relics of French in India and valuable documents; relics of local fighters, paintings, terracottas, antiques. Timings: Weekdays 1600-1830 hrs; Sundays 1100-1700 hrs. Closed on Thursdays.
Chandigarh
ZOOLOGY MUSEUM
Punjab University
Chandigarh
Northern & Central Region
Tel: 22942
Items representing different groups of invertebrates and vertebrates. Guide service. Timings: Summer 0730-1330 hrs; Winter 0900-1700hrs. Closed on Sunday and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
Photography not allowed.
GOVERNMENT MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY
Sector 10C
Chandigarh
Northern & Central Region
Tel: 25568
Gandhara and Brahminical sculpture, paintings, prehistoric relics. Library, guide service, lectures film shows on Sundays and Saturdays. Timings: 1000 -1630 hrs. Closed on Monday and gazetted holdays.
Photography allowed with prior permissions.
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
Punjab University
Chandigarh
Northern & Central Region
Tel: 22779
Contemporary paintings, sculpture and graphic art. Lectures, film shows. Timings: Summer 1400-1700 hrs; Winter 1000-1300 hrs. Closed on Mondays.
Entry free
Photography with permission.
BOTANY DEPARTMENT
Punjab University
Chandigarh
Northern & Central Region
Tel: 25026
Plant materials. Lectures, film shows. Timings: 0900-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays.
Entry free
Photography not allowed.
Chennai (Madras)
DEPARTMENT OF ANCIENT HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY
University of Madras
Chennai (Madras)
Tamil Nadu
Tel: 48778 Extn 46
Excavated material and antiquities. Guide service, lectures. Timings: 1030-1700 hrs. Closed on state government holidays.
Entry free
Photography with permission.
GOVERNMENT MUSEUM
Pantheon Road, Egmore
Chennai (Madras)
Tamil Nadu
Tel: 89638
Exhibits on zoology, botany,and geology, phiately and chidren's section. Library, guide service, lectures, film shows. Timings: 0800-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays and national holidays.
Photography allowed in galleries on payment of Rs 2. (Exept Bronzes)
ANATOMY DEPARTMENT MUSEUM
Stanley Medical College
Chennai (Madras)
Tamil Nadu
Tel: 513311
Specimens of embryologiy, dissections of the human body. Library. Timings: 0900-1500 hrs. Closed on gazetted and government holidays.
Entry free
Photography for medical use only.
ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Chennai (Madras) Christian College, Tambaram
Chennai (Madras)
Tamil Nadu
Zoological specimens from all over India. Guide service. Timings: Monday through Fridays 0900-1500 hrs. Saturdays 0900-1300 hrs. Closed on Sundays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
MUSEUM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE (SOCIAL AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE)
Chennai (Madras) Medical College
Chennai (Madras)
Tamil Nadu
Tel: 39181/50
Charts, models, slides pertaining to social and preventive medicine. Library, film shows, lectures. Timings: 1000-16000 hrs. Closed on Sundays and government holidays.
Entry free
Photography with prior permission.
FORT MUSEUM
South Beach Road
Chennai (Madras)
Tamil Nadu
Tel: 21127
Arms, uniforms, medals, porcelain, coins, manuscripts, paintings, prints.Library, guide service. Timings: 0900-1700 hrs. Open on all days.
Entry free
Photography allowed without flash and tripod.
INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY
Chennai (Madras) Medical College, Park Town
Chennai (Madras)
Tamil Nadu
Tel: 39181 Extn 54
Dissected specimens of entire human body, nervous system, specimens in embryology, fully articulated skeletons of different types, individual bones of the body mounted inrotaring jars. Library, lectures. Timings: 0830-1600 hrs. Closed on Sundays and gov
Chhindwada
TRIBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
Circular Road
Chhindwada
Madhya Pradesh
Tel: 441
Ethnological specimens representing material culture of scheduled tribes. Guide service, film shows, lectures. Timings: 1030-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays, second Saturdays and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed with permission.
Chitradurga
LOCAL ANTIQUITIES MUSEUM
Chitradurga
Karnataka
Arms, sculpture, portraits, manuscripts, neoliths, coins, beads. Library, guide service. Timings: 0900-1800 hrs. Closed on Mondays and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
Photography with prior permission.
Cochin
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Mattancherry Palace
Cochin
Kerala
Ornaments, dress, weapons, paintings.Library, film shows. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays.
Entry free
Photography with permission.
Coimbatore
GASS FOREST MUSEUM
Southern Forest Ranger's College and Research Centre
Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu
Tel: 22642
Forestry and allied products. Library. Timings: 0900-1300 hrs and 1400-1630 hrs. Closed on Sundays, 2nd Saturdays and public holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed in special cases.
COLLEGE MUSEUM
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu
Tel: 35461
Minerals, rocks, insect pests, fungal diseases, snakes, poults, silver and gold medals, cups, shields. Timings: 0900-1200 hrs and 14-1700 hrs.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
Cuddapah
BHAGWAN MAHAVIR MUSEUM
Cuddapah
Andhra Pradesh
Sculpture, bronze, coins, paintings, guide service. Timings: 1030-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays and all public holidays.
Entry free
Damoh
PURATAVA SANGRAHALAYA
Ward No. 1, Purana Girjaghar
Damoh
Madhya Pradesh
Stone sculpture. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays and state government gazetted holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed on payment of prescribed fee.
Darbhanga
CHANDRAHARI MUSEUM
Darbhanga
Bihar
Tel: 2191
Bronzes, terracottas, manuscripts, coins. Library, guide service, lectures, film shows. Timings: Summer 1000-1700 hrs; Winter 1030-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays and important holidays.
Entry free
Photography with permission.
MAHARAJADHIRAJA LAKSHMISHWAR SINGH MUSEM
Mansarover, Dighi Tank
Darbhanga
Bihar
Ivory, metal, throne, royal ivory chairs, coins, gems. Guide service, lectures, film shows. Timings: Summer 1000-1700 hrs; Winter 1030-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays and important holidays.
Entry free
Photography with special permission.
Darjeeling
HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINEERING INSTITUTE
Jaawahar Prabat
Darjeeling
West Bengal
Tel: 2438,2378,2778
Expedition photographs, rocks, fauna, monograms. Library, film shows, lectures. Timings: 15 March to 14 November 0900- 1700 hrs; 15 November to 14 March 0900- 1630 hrs. Closed on Thuesdays (only in winter).
Photography allowed.
LLOYD BOTANICAL GARDEN
Darjeeling
West Bengal
Tel: 2358
Herbarium: preserves rare botanical specimens. Library. Timings: Garden: Sunrise to sunset; Herbarium: 1000-1600 hrs. Closed on Sundays and holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
WEST BENGAL FOREST SCHOOL MUSEUM
PO Dow-Hill (Kurseong)
Darjeeling
West Bengal
Tel: Kurseong 426
Skull, skin, collection of forest produce. Guide service. Timings: Mondays to Fridays 1000-1200 hrs and 1400-1600 hrs. Saturdays 1000-1200 hrs. Closed on Sundays and holidays.
Entry free
Photography not allowed.
PADMAJA NAIDU HIMALAYAN ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Darjeeling
West Bengal
Tel: 2430
Animals and birds of high altitude. Lectures. Timings: 1 April to 15 November 0800-1700 hrs; 16 November to 31 March 0800-1630 hrs. Open on all days.
Photography allowed.
AKSHAYA KUMAR MAITREYA MUSEUM
North Bengal Universizy, PO Darjeeling District
Darjeeling
West Bengal
Stone, bronze, wooden sculpture, coins, manuscripts, paintings, miniatures. Timings: University timings. Closed on university holidays.
Entry free
Photography with permission.
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
Near Chowrasta
Darjeeling
West Bengal
Butterflies, birds, reptiles, fish, insects. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Wednesdays 1300-1700 hrs. Closes one hour earlier during winter. Closed on Thursdays.
Dehra Dun
ZONAL MUSEUM
51-7 Hardwar Road
Dehra Dun
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 5633
Physical and cultural anthropology of north-western India. Timings: 1000-1300 hrs and 1400-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays, second Saturdays and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed with permission.
ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA
13 Subhas Road
Dehra Dun
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 4939, 6349
Fauna of northern region. Library, guide service, lectures, film shows. Timings: 1000- 1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed with permission.
FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND COLLEGE
PO New Forest
Dehra Dun
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 7021-7028
Forestry, forest biology, forest products and wildlife, botanical, timber specimns, models. Library, guide service, film shows. Timings: 0930-1630 hrs. Closed on Sundays and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
Photography not allowed.
Dehra Dun 248001
BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA
3 Lakshmi Road, Dalanwala
Dehra Dun 248001
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 3433
Botanical collections. Library, guide service, lectures. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and gazetted holidays.
Photography allowed.
Delhi
AITIHASIC PURATATVA SANGRAHALAYA
Kanya Gurukul, Narela
Delhi
Northern & Central Region
Tel: 7472340
Coins, copperplates, terracottas, beads, seals, manuscripts. Guide service, lectures. Timings: Summer 0700-1700 hrs; Winter 1000-1600 hrs. Open on all days.
Entry free
Photography allowed with permission.
GHALIB MUSEUM
Aiwan-e-Ghalib, Aiwan-e-Ghalib Marg
Delhi
Northern & Central Region
Tel: 272455
Personalia museum on the life and work of Ghalib. Library, guide service, lectures. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
AIR FORCE MUSEUM
Air Force Station, Palam
Delhi
Northern & Central Region
Tel: 393461, Extn 463
Aircrafts, photographs, paintings, arms and ammunition, aero-engines, space models and portraits. Guide service, film shows. Timings: Summer 0845-1345 hrs; Winter 0915-1415 hrs. Closed on Tuesdays and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed
TIBET HOUSE MUSEUM
1 Institutional Area, Lodi Road
Delhi
Northern & Central Region
Tel: 611515
Tibetan sculpture, paintings, ritual objects. Library. Timings: Summer 0930-1300 hrs and 1430-1800 hrs; Winter 0900-1200 hrs and 1300-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays.
Photography not allowed.
ANTHROPOLOGY DEPARTMENT MUSEUM
University of Delhi
Delhi
Northern & Central Region
Tel: 2515329
Physical and cultural anthropological objekts. Library. Timings: 0830-1730 hrs.Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and university holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed with permission.
TRIBAL MUSEUM
Thakkar Bapa Smarak Sadan, Dr Ambedkar Road
Delhi
Northern & Central Region
Tel: 526397
Costumes and handicrafts of tribals. Library, guide service. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
INDIAN WAR MEMORIAL MUSEUM
Naubat Khana, Red Fort
Delhi
Northern & Central Region
Tel: 273705
Mughal arms, medals, paintings. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays.
Photography allowed with permission.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Red Fort
Delhi
Northern & Central Region
Tel: 267961
Antiquities related with the history of Red Fort. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays.
Entry free
Photography allowed with permission.
NATIONAL PHILATELIC MUSEUM
Dak Tar Bhavan, Sadar Patel Chowk Sansad Marg
Delhi
Northern & Central Region
Tel: 380727
Philately Timings: 1000-1300 hrs; 1400-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and gazetted holidays.
GANDHI MEMORIAL MUSEUM
Rajghat
Delhi
Northern & Central Region
Tel: 274746
Relics of Mahatma Gandhi, microfilms and photographs, artworks objects on Mahatma Gandhi. Library, film shows on Sundays. Timings: 0900-1730 hrs. Closed on Mondays.
Entry free
Photography Limited photography allowed.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
'J' Point, Barakhamba Road
Delhi
Northern & Central Region
Tel: 3314849
Natural history- botanical, zoological, geological. Library, guide service, film shows. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
NEHRU MEMORIAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY
Teen Murti House
Delhi
Northern & Central Region
Tel: 3015333
Personalia museum on the life and works of Jawaharlal Nehru. Lectures, guide service, film shows twice a day on all working days. Sound and light shows every evening. Timings: 0930-1700 hrs. Museum closed on Mondays and government holidays. Library clos
NATIONAL MUSEUM
Janpath
Delhi
Northern & Central Region
Tel: 3019538
Pre history, proto-history, sculptures, bronze, copperplates, coins, miniature paintings, arms arts. Library guide service, lectures, film shows. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs, Closed on Mondays.
Photography allowed on payment of Rs 2.00.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Purana Quila
Delhi
Northern & Central Region
Tel: 615387
Excavated material of Purana Qila. Library. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays
Entry free
Photography allowed with permission.
RAIL TRANSPORT MUSEUM
Chanakyapuri
Delhi
Northern & Central Region
Tel: 601816
Depicts 130 years of historical development and evolution of Indian Railways. Unique exhibits. Library, guide service, film shows. Timings: 0930-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays.
Photography allowed on payment of Rs 5.00.
CRAFTS MUSEUM
Bhairon Marg, Pragati Maidan
Delhi
Northern & Central Region
Tel: 3317641
Folk and tribal arts and crafts. Library, guide service, lectures occasionally, film shows on Sundays. Timings: 0930-1800 hrs. Closed on national holidays.
Entry free
Photography allowed on request.
SHANKAR'S INTERNATIONAL DOLLS MUSEUM
Nehru House, Bahadurshah Zafar Marg
Delhi
Northern & Central Region
Tel: 3316970
Dolls from all over the world. Timings: 1000-1800 hrs. Closed on Mondays.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART
Jaipur House
Delhi
Northern & Central Region
Tel: 384560,382835,384640
Modern (from 1857) and contemporary art (painting, sculpture, drawings, graphics, architecture, industrial design, photography, prints and minor arts). Liberary, guide service, film shows twice a week. Timings: 1045-1715 hrs. Closed on Mondays.
Entry
GANDHI SMRITI
5 Tees January Marg
Delhi
Northern & Central Region
Tel: 3012843
Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays.
NATIONAL CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
Bal Bhavan Society, Kotla Road
Delhi
Northern & Central Region
Tel: 3314701
Dolls, masks, sculpture, children's work in different media. Guide service, film shows twice a week. Timings: Summer 0730-1330 hrs; Winter 1030-1730 hrs. Closed on Thursdays and gazetted holidays
Entry free
Photography allowed.
DR ZAKIR HUSSAIN MEMORIAL MUSEUM
Jamia Milia Islamia University Campus Okhla
Delhi
Northern & Central Region
Tel: 633269
Paraphernalia of Dr Zakir Hussain, gifts received by the late President from different countries, photographs. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays.
Entry free
Deoria
DR RAJ BALI PANDEY PURATAVA AND KALA SANGRAHALAYA SAMITI
MMM Siksha Sansthan, Bhatpar Rani
Deoria
Uttar Pradesh
Tel: 23
Stone sculpture, stone tools, terracottas, coins, microlithic tools, copper plates, bricks, potteries, manuscripts. Library, guide service, lectures, film shows on Sundays. Timings: Summer 0630-1700 hrs; Winter 0700-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and other
GOVERNMENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND EDUCATIONAL MUSEUM
Deoria
Uttar Pradesh
Stone images explored and collected,terracottas, minerals, rocks, stuffed birds and animals, zoological specimens, coins, manuscripts. Library, guide service. Timings: Summer 0700-1200 hrs; Winter 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and other gazetted holi
Dhar
DISTRICT MUSEUM
Dhar
Madhya Pradesh
Images and coins, sculpture, architectural pieces, inscriptions, coins, pottery, art objects, ornaments, photographs. Guide service. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays.
Entry free
Photography allowed.
Dharampur
LADY WILSON MUSEUM
PO Dharampur, District Bilsar
Dharampur
Gujarat
Stuffed wild animals, zoology, geology, classical tribal musical instrument dolls. Library, guide service, lectures, school programmes. Timings: 1030-1730 hrs and 1030-1430 hrs on Saturdays. Closed on Wednesdays.
Photography allowed.
Dharwad
KANNADA RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Karnataka University
Dharwad
Karnataka
Tel: 8194/33
Antiquities, terracottas, inscriptions, copperplates, sculpture, paintings, manuscripts. Library, guide service, lectures. Timings: 1100-1800 hrs. Closed on Tuesday afternoons and on university holidays.
Entry free
Photography with permission.
Dhenkanal
DHENKANAL BRANCH MUSEUM
PO Dhenkanal, Distt Dhenkanal
Dhenkanal
Orissa
Sculptures, arms and armour, anthropological and natural history specimens. Guide service, school programmes. Timings: Summer 0700-1400 hrs; Winter 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays and other government holidays.
Entry free
Photography not allowed.
Dhubela
STATE MUSEUM
Dhubela Nowganj (BKD), Distt Chhatarpur
Dhubela
Madhya Pradesh
Tel: 52 Nowganj
Sculpture, architecture, coins, inscriptions, copper plates, paintings, arms, wonder-mirrors, terracottas, copper implements.Library, guide service, film shows. Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays and gazetted holidays.
Entry free
Photograph
Dhule
IVK RAJWADE SANSHODHAN MANDAL MUSEUM
Galli No. 1
Dhule
Maharashtra
Tel: 1848
Sculpture, metal icons, copperplates, coins. Library, guide service, lectures, film shows occasionally. Timings: 0830-1100 hrs and 1630-2000 hrs. Closed on Tursday mornings and public holidays.
Entry free
Photography not allowed.

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