This is a list of notable museums in India by state and union territory:

Indian Museum, Kolkata, established in 1814 is the oldest and the largest^[1] museum in India. It has a collection of 102,646 artifacts. (as on 31 March 2004)^[2]

National Museum, New Delhi established in 1949 is one of the largest in the country with a collection 2,00,000 plus artifacts.^[3]

Salarjung Museum, Hyderabad established in 1951 is the largest collection of antiques of an individual in the world.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands[edit]

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  Marine Museum of Zoological Survey of India^[4]

Andhra Pradesh[edit]

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  INS Kursura (S20), Visakhapatnam
  


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  Telugu Saamskruthika Niketanam, Visakhapatnam
  


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  Visakha Museum, Visakhapatnam
  


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  Victoria Jubilee Museum, Vijayawada
  


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  Bhagwan Mahavir Government Museum, Kadapa
  

Arunachal Pradesh[edit]

• Jawaharlal Nehru Museum, Itanagar

Assam[edit]

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  Assam State Museum, Guwahati
  


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  Mayong Central Museum and Emporium, Mayong
  


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  Shankardev Kalakshetra, Guwahati

Bihar[edit]

Patna Museum, Patna established in 1917 Bihar Museum ,Patna

Chandigarh[edit]

Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh

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  Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh

National Capital Territory of Delhi[edit]

National Museum, New Delhi established in 1949

National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi

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  Indian Air Force Museum, Palam, Delhi
  


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  Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum, New Delhi
  


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  National Gandhi Museum, New Delhi


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  Gandhi Smriti, New Delhi


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  National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi


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  National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi


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  National Museum, New Delhi


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  National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi


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  National Rail Museum, New Delhi


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  National Science Centre, Delhi


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  Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, New Delhi


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  Parliament Museum, New Delhi


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  Teen Murti Bhavan, New Delhi


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  Sanskriti Kendra Museum, Delhi


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  Shankar's International Dolls Museum, Delhi


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  Sulabh International Museum of Toilets, New Delhi

Goa[edit]

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  Goa Chitra Museum, Benaulim
  


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  Goa Science Centre, Panaji
  


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  Goa State Museum, Panaji
  


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  Naval Aviation Museum (India), Vasco da Gama
  

Gujarat[edit]

Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery, Vadodara established in 1894

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  Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery, Vadodara
  


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  Calico Museum of Textiles, Ahmedabad
  


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  Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya, Ahmedabad


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  Gujarat Science City, Ahmedabad


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  Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum, Ahmedabad


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  Kaba Gandhi No Delo, Rajkot
  


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  Kirti Mandir, Porbandar
  


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  Kutch Museum, Bhuj
  


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  Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum, Vadodara


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  Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad


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  Sanskar Kendra, Ahmedabad


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  Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial, Ahmedabad


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  Swaminarayan Museum, Ahmedabhujjhhad


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  Watson Museum, Rajkot

Himachal Pradesh[edit]

Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Dharamshala founded in 1970

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  Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Dharamsala
  


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  Shivalik Fossil Park, Saketi

Jammu and Kashmir[edit]

• Munshi Aziz Bhat Museum of Central Asian and Kargil Trade Artifacts


• Dogra Art Museum, Jammu

Jharkhand[edit]

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  Ranchi Science Centre, Ranchi
  


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  State Museum Hotwar, Jharkhand^[5]

Karnataka[edit]

Kerala[edit]

Napier Museum, Thiruvananthapuram established in 1855

8 Point Art Cafe and Museum in Kollam(Quilon)

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  8 Point Art Cafe, Kollam
  


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  Arakkal Museum, Ayikkara
  


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  Teak Museum, Nilambur
  


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  Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum, Kollam
  


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  Krishnapuram Palace, Kayamkulam
  


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  Indo-Portuguese Museum, Kochi
  


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  Vallathol Museum, Thrissur
  


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  Mural Art Museum, Thrissur
  


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  Archaeological Museum, Thrissur, Thrissur
  


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  Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda Museum, Thrissur
  


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  Indian Business Museum, Kozhikode
  


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  Kerala Soil Museum, Thiruvananthapuram
  


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  Napier Museum, Thiruvananthapuram
  


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  Kerala Science and Technology Museum, Thiruvananthapuram
  


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  Keralam - Museum of History and Heritage, Thiruvananthapuram
  


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  Pazhassi Raja Archaeological Museum, Kozhikode
  


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  Wayanad Heritage Museum, Ambalavayal
  


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  Hill Palace, Thrippunithura
  


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  Revi Karunakaran Memorial Museum, Alappuzha
  


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  PhotoMuse - The Museum of Photography, Thrissur^[6]

Madhya Pradesh[edit]

Maharashtra[edit]

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (formerly Price of Wales museum) established in 1922

Cowasji Jehangir Hall, Mumbai is a modern art museum established in 1911

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  Antarang – Sex Health Information Art Gallery, Mumbai
  


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  Ballard Bunder Gatehouse, Mumbai
  


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  Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Mumbai
  


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  Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum of Indian History, Ahead of Marathwada Institute, Gulabhari Vasti, Wadgaon Shinde Road, Pune- 411 047


• Cavalry Tank Museum, Ahmednagar


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  Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai
  


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  Cowasji Jehangir Hall, Mumbai
  


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  Gandhi Research Foundation^[7]Gandhi Teerth, Khoj Gandhi Ki Museum, Jalgaon


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  Indian Institute for Research in Numismatic Studies, Nashik
  


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  Joshi's Museum of Miniature Railway, Pune
  


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  Mahatma Phule Museum, Pune
  


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  Mani Bhavan, Mumbai
  


• Nagpur Central Museum


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  Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai
  


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  Piramal Museum of Art,^[8][9] Mumbai (Private Art Museum)


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  Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum, Pune
  


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  Raman Science Centre, Nagpur
  


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  Siddhagiri Gramjivan Museum (Kaneri Math), Kolhapur
  


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  Shree Chhatrapati Shahu Museum, Kolhapur
  


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  INS Vikrant (R11), Mumbai (permanently closed)


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  National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai
  

Mizoram[edit]

• Mizoram State Museum

Odisha[edit]

Odisha State Museum

• Odisha State Museum


• Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhubaneswar


• Tribal Research Institute Museum

Punjab[edit]

Virasat-e-Khalsa established in 2011 showcases sikhism.

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  National Institute of Sports, Patiala
  


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  Partition Museum, Amritsar


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  Sanghol Museum, Sanghol
  


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  Sikh Ajaibghar, Balongi


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  Virasat-e-Khalsa, Anandpur Sahib
  


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  Central Sikh Museum, inside Harmandir Sahib complex, Amritsar^[10]


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  Gobindgarh Fort, Live Museum – Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Martial Art Museum, Toshakhana, Amritsar^[11]

Rajasthan[edit]

Sikkim[edit]

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  Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, Gangtok
  

Tamil Nadu[edit]

Chennai Rail Museum

Government Museum, Chennai complex by Willie Burke, c. 1905

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  Chennai Railway Museum, Chennai
  


• Gandhi Memorial Museum, Madurai


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  Gass Forest Museum, Coimbatore
  


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  Government Museum, Chennai (largest in the state)


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  Government Museum, Cuddalore
  


• Government Museum, Karur


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  Government Museum, Pudukkottai (second largest in the state)


• Government Museum, Tiruchirappalli


• INS Vela (S40)


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  Mahakavi Bharathi Memorial Library, Erode
  


• Railway Heritage Centre, Tiruchirappalli


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  Saraswathi Mahal Library, Thanjavur
  


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  Vivekanandar Illam, Chennai

Telangana State Archaeology Museum, Hyderabad established in 1930 .

Telangana[edit]

• Alampur Museum


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  Telangana State Archaeology Museum, Hyderabad


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  Birla Science Museum, Hyderabad


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  City Museum, Hyderabad


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  Nizam Museum, Hyderabad


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  Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad
  

Tripura[edit]

Ujjayanta palace is the largest museum in Northeast India

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  Tripura State Museum, Ujjayanta palace, Agartala
  

Uttar Pradesh[edit]

Swaraj Bhavan, Allahabad established as a museum in 1970.

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  Allahabad Museum, Allahabad
  


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  Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences, Aligarh
  


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  Kanpur Sangrahalaya, Kanpur
  


• Government Museum, Mathura


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  Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal and Green Garden, Noida
  


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  Sarnath Museum, Sarnath
  


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  Swaraj Bhavan (old Anand Bhavan), Allahabad

Uttarakhand[edit]

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  Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
  

West Bengal[edit]

Victoria Memorial, Kolkata established in 1921.

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  Indian Museum, Kolkata
  


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  Victoria Memorial, Kolkata
  


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  Sabarna Sangrahashala, Kolkata
  


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  Asutosh Museum of Indian Art, Kolkata
  


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  State Archaeological Gallery, Kolkata
  


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  KMOMA, Kolkata
  


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  Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
  


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  Gurusaday Museum, Kolkata
  


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  Jorasanko Thakur Bari, Kolkata
  


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  Marble Palace, Kolkata
  


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  Hazarduari Palace Museum, Murshidabad (Owner - Archaeological Survey of India, & Govt. of West Bengal)^[12]


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  Murshidabad Zilla Museum, Jiaganj, Murshidabad^[13] (Owner - Govt. of West Bengal)


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  Cossimbazar Choto Rajbari Museum, Berhampore, Murshidabad^[14]

Further reading[edit]

• 
  Gupta, S. P., and Krishna Lal. 1974. Tourism, museums, and monuments in India. Delhi: Oriental Publishers.

See also[edit]

• List of archives in India


• List of museums


• Tourism in India


• Culture of India

References[edit]