Archeological museum, Bhopal

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Entry Fee & Ticket

Timings:10.30 AM to 5.30 PM on all days of the week except Monday. Entry Fees is INR 10 for Indians, INR 100 for Foreigners | Entry Fee – Indians ₹20/-, Foreigners ₹100/-, Camera Fee - Additional ₹50/-

Opening Time & Days

Archeological museum opening and closing timing is 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM

Open Days

Archeological museum is open every day except Mondays and public holidays .

Best Time to Visit

September, October, November, December

Place Visit With

Family Kids Friends Solo Parents

Place Type

Museum and Gallery

About Archeological museum

The Archeological museum was established in the year 1964 and is the most important of all the other museums and galleries in the city. The museum has 17 galleries on a variety of topics including thematic galleries, pre-history and fossils, quarry materials, metal paintings, inscriptions, sculptures, royal collections, textiles, independence movement, postage stamps, autographs, manuscripts, paintings, coins, weapons, documents Are included.

Notable here are the images of Hindu deities like Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and the exquisite sculpture of the erotic couple of Khajuraho. The Archaeological Museum is a great place for history lovers in Bhopal.

Interesting facts about Archeological museum

The museum displays an assortment of exquisite artefacts and antiquities excavated from local excavations in Madhya Pradesh.
The main attraction of the museum is the precious artifacts including the idols of Lakshmi and Buddha along with the idols of Shiva, Parvati, Brahma and Vishnu.
The museum also has fine carvings of two Khajuraho joints and 87 Jain bronzes that were recovered from Dhar in the 12th century during the Parmar dynasty.
Paintings from different schools and copies of paintings from the Bagh Caves are other important exhibits in the museum.
The paintings on display include the Shradh-karma of King Dasharatha, Ahilya-Udhara, Sita-Swayambhara, Bharat-Milap, Barhamasa, Mahabharata scene, Barwanala, Dwarka Santhagara and the figure of Akbar and Maharaja Ranjit Singh made of ivory.

Archeological museum FAQs:

𝒜. It is located at Bhopal, Bhopal.

𝒜. Entry fee and timings information of the Archeological museum: Timings:10.30 AM to 5.30 PM on all days of the week except Monday. Entry Fees is INR 10 for Indians, INR 100 for Foreigners | Entry Fee – Indians ₹20/-, Foreigners ₹100/-, Camera Fee - Additional ₹50/- Archeological museum opening and closing timing is 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM.

𝒜. You should visit Archeological museum during September, October, November, December months for best experience.