Best Museums in India

You will find here a curated list of Museums in India, that you must visit.

Anokhi Museum of Hand Printing, Jaipur

One of its kind, Anokhi Museum of hand Printing is a must-visit for craft and block print fans. A distinct endeavor of Anokhi clothing brand, houses more than a hundred creative block painted garments and showcases the ancient Rajasthani art form. Read more..

Archeological museum, Bhopal

An ideal venue for history lovers, the Archaeological Museum in Bhopal houses beautiful art pieces and unique antiquities. There are seventeen thematic galleries in this well-designed building comprising of varied subjects such as pre-history and fossils, excavated materials, inscriptions, sculptures, metal images, royal collections, freedom movement, textiles, costumes, ancient postal stamps, autographs, old manuscripts, beautiful miniature paintings, a huge collection of coins, primitive weapons, numerous documents of the medieval age, along with a rare collection of musical instruments. Read more..

Assam State Museum, Guwahati

Assam State Museum is located in the heart of Guwahati city at the southern end of Dighali Pukhuri tank the museum buzzes with the activity of history buffs and tourists from across the globe. It offers a peek into the cultural, social, historical element of the ancient and contemporary North-East India. Read more..

Auto World Vintage Car Museum, Ahmedabad

Auto World Vintage Car Museum is an awesome collection of vintage cars, horse carriages motorcycles, and carts that are manufactured by famous automobile companies. Located at Dastan Estate, Sardar Patel Ring Road, Kathwada, New India Colony, Nikol, Ahmedabad, it inspires motor enthusiasts with its wonderful collection of vintage and classic cars. Read more..

Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal

Bharat Bhavan is an impressive multi-art center that seeks to provide a stimulating environment for creativity in fine arts, literature dance, music, theater, and cinema. There are beautiful courtyards huge art gallery, a tribal museum an amphitheater, an auditorium, and libraries. Read more..

Birla Museum, Bhopal

The Birla Museum of Bhopal located at Arera Hills represents the rich culture of India. It houses tools belonging to the Neolithic age. Read more..

Birla Planetarium, Kolkata

The Birla Planetarium situated at Jawaharlal Nehru road, Kolkata in the state of West Bengal is a popular building which is quite similar to the Buddhist Stupa of Sanchi. It is in close proximity to the Victoria Memorial and St. Read more..

BM Birla Science Museum, Hyderabad

Birla Science Museum is a captivating and popular tourist attraction in Hyderabad, both amongst youngsters and adults. Its main aim is to transfer scientific knowledge and information to everyone, in an interactive way. Read more..

Calico Museum of Textiles, Ahmedabad

Located at SP Ring Road in the bustling area of Hebatpur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat Science City houses several exciting attractions that are engaging and mind-blowing. It houses an IMAX 3D theatre and a wonderful display of dancing musical fountains. Read more..

Calicut Planetarium, Kozhikode

Situated in the JafferKhan Colony in Kozhikode the Regional Science Centre and Planetarium in Kozhikode aspires to propagate science, spread awareness through active interaction and participation. Equipped with a projection system from Carl Zeiss in Germany, a 250 seater capacity, a high definition 3D theatre the planetarium hosts as many as 1200 shows yearly facilitating the science enthusiasts to explore the secrets of the universe. Read more..

Central Museum, Indore

Central Museum owes its roots to the Holka dynasty and was originally established as a part of the educational institute called Nararatna Mandir. Primarily, it was set up to collect photos and documents of the great personalities and later it was converted into a full-fledged museum. Read more..

Dakshinachitra, Chennai

Dakshinachitra, literally means a picture of the South. It is one of the living-history museums in India set up with a mission of promoting and exhibiting the south Indian culture. Read more..

Dolls Museum, Jaipur

Dolls museum is a unique museum, specially created to showcase the cultures of different countries in the world. Tourists throng to see endless varieties of beautiful dolls and toys in various sizes and styles. Read more..

Gass Forest Museum, Coimbatore

Gass Forest Museum is a natural history museum located at Cowley Brown Road, RS Puram West, in Coimbatore. It is run by the government and is located within Forest College Campus. Read more..

GeDee Car Museum, Coimbatore

GeDee Car Museum encompasses a wide variety of automobiles with an emphasis on innovation and design. The prime motive of the museum is to create awareness among students as well as the general public about different technologies that have been used in cars. Read more..

Government Museum, Chennai

The Government Museum famed as Egmore Museum or the Madras Museum is the second oldest museum in India. It offers a peek into human history, tradition, art, and culture. Read more..

Gujarat Science City, Ahmedabad

Located at SP Ring Road in the bustling area of Hebatpur, Ahmedabad, Gujrat Science City houses several exciting attractions that are engaging and mind-blowing. It houses an IMAX 3D theatre and a wonderful display of dancing musical fountains. Read more..

Guwahati Planetarium, Guwahati

With an impressive infrastructure comprising a distinctive dome, slanting walls, Chronos projector, Dolby sky theatre the Guwahati Planetarium is the center of astronomical education and research in Assam. Located on the M.G. Read more..

Heritage Transport Museum, Gurgaon

Heritage Transport Museum is India’s very first transport museum that is located at Tauru near Manesar in Gurgaon. The museum showcases the history behind the evolution of human transportation. Read more..

Hill Palace, Kochi

This is the largest archeological museum that is located in the state of Kerala. It was constructed in 1865. Read more..

Indira Gandhi Planetarium, Lucknow

Also known as the Taramandal show Indira Gandhi Planetarium is situated at the Surajkund Park, on the banks of the River Gomti. The exclusive design of the building in the shape of Saturn with five rings surrounded by a pool of water captivates one and all. Read more..

Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal

One of India's greatest anthropology museums Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahylay offers a comprehensive and extremely interesting story of the evolution of man and Indian culture. spreads over a vast area on the Shyamla Hills in the city it is an only tribal habitat, which exhibits contemporary tribal cultures and real dwellings of typical tribal villages of Indian states in a unique manner. Read more..

INS Kursura Submarine Museum, Visakhapatnam

The only submarine museum in Asia INS Kurusura Submarine Museum was established at the beach of Rama Krishna. INS Kurusura was India's 5th submarine and was constructed by Russians. Read more..

Jaipur Wax Museum, Jaipur

Jaipur Wax Museum is situated in the palatial heritage palace of Nahargarh Fort located at Amer Road, Brahampuri, Krishna Nagar, in Jaipur. There are thirty incredible wax statues of world-famous celebrities. Read more..

Jalan Museum, Patna

This is a private museum located in a residential house on banks of river Ganga. In the part of the building, the Jalan family still continues to live. Read more..

Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bangalore

Bangalore’s Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium is a famous attraction of the city and is very popular with the science aficionado. The chief aim of the planetarium is to impart practical knowledge regarding earth and space in a thrilling way. Read more..

Kasthuri Sreenivasan Art Gallery, Coimbatore

Kasthuri Sreenivasan Art Gallery culture center was built and conceptualized by Mr. Kasthuri Sreenivasan, who was one of the most renowned textile stalwarts of the country. Read more..

Kerala Folklore Museum, Kochi

It is a museum that encompasses different antiques, handicraft items, etc. Some of the artifacts that can be seen here are deer, Buddha Head, Lord Vishnu, Sitting Shiva, Chola Queen, Marble statue, etc. Read more..

Krishna Menon Museum, Kozhikode

Krishna Menon Museum, located in East Hill around 7kms from the town area in Kozhikode district. the museum takes its name after late V.K. Read more..

Lal Bagh Palace, Indore

It is an absolute image of the grandeur of the Holker dynasty. It is located on the outskirts of Indore on the banks of river Khan. Read more..