Museums of India

                                                                       
India is famous for its museum that proves the rich culture of the country. Museums of India are best to explore the people, culture, beliefs, and history of ancient India. Indian tour can’t be completed without its museums, museums of India are an archive of India’s history and government and archaeology. Museums are the treasure house of ancient documents, there are so many unique museums in India, I am on my way to explore them and will present in front of you very soon. Some of the unique museum in India are Museum of toilets,Bigfoot Cross,oil museum,Rail musuem and India’s first electricity museum etc.


National Museum Delhi: National Museum is located on Janpath, New Delhi. The National Museum is the largest museum in India. It holds variety of articles ranging from pre-historic era to modern works of art. The impressive building of National Museum is the houses of curious artifacts of the Indus Valley Civilisation and the Mughal era. Some of the Museum in Delhi are National Rail Museum, Museum of Natural History, Nehru Museum & Planetorium,air force museum and Gandhi Darshan. National Rail Museum is one of the interesting places in Delhi to know Indian train models and luxury coaches that were once used by great maharajas.


The Prince of Wales Museum Mumbai: India’s one of the best-known Museums is The Prince of Wales Museum Mumbai. The Prince of Wales Museum is renamed as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya. The museum has the art, sculpture, old firearms, rare coins and a priceless collection of antiques from pre historic era. Mumbai has several more museums that depict the rich art and culture in its periphery. Some of the best museums in mumbai are Jehangir Art Gallery and INS Vikrant. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Earlier known as Victoria & Albert Museum is the oldest museum in Mumbai.


Indian Museum Calcutta: The Indian Museum is one of the most famous museums in India and The ninth oldest regular museum of the world. The Great museum included history of the building and details of art collection. Kolkata is a land of Museums. There are about seven museums in the city. It is not only famous for treasure house of monuments, Bridges & holy places but also for its museums. Kolkata is incomplete without a trip to its museums, best museum in kolkata are Calcutta Museum also known as Kolkata panorama, Victoria, Birla Museums, Shahid Minar and Nehru Children Museum. One of the famous monuments in Kolkata is Nehru Children Museum.


Salar Jung Museum Hyderabad: The 7 Wonders of Hyderabad include Salar Jung Museum,which has an exquisite collection of priceless articles like Ivory, Marble sculptures. Salar Jung Museum is popular as largest one-man collections Of the World, it is situated on the southern bank of the river Musi. It is an art museum with world’s largest collection of artifacts. Salar Jung Museum is among the most important attraction in Hyderabad.


The Calico Museum of Textiles Ahmedabad: The Calico Museum of Textiles stands out for its uniqueness and antiquity of exhibits. This is one of the finest textile museums in the world, Situated in one of the most beautifully, intricately wooden-carved Haveli. The Calico Textile Museum is the premier textile museum of the country and is the world’s best museum on textiles. Some of more Ahmedabad Attractions are Gandhi Ashram, Sidi Bashir Mosque and Hathee Singh Jain Temple.


Karnataka Government Museum : Situated in the Heart of the City of Bangalore, it is the oldest Museum in the country. Established in 1856, it stands there at the Kasturba Marg. This Museum houses sandalwood crafts, Rajasthani embroidery, and antiques from Mohenjodaro and terracotta from Mathura. In fact, the Karnataka Museum not only reflects the Karnataka Culture, but it also has a collection of the various arts from all over the Country. The Karnataka Government Museum is one of the best showcase of the heritage of Karnataka. It represents the best and the unique.


State Museum Of Tripura :Being in Agartala is a different experience - the lush greenery, the smoky houses, the foggy mornings and the farms of flowers. It the nature which speaks in each and every inch of this place. It seems that the nature is blushing seeing the first rays of the Sun. The stars are appreciative of the night and the moonlight dances to the gushing of the tea plants. Its just like being second to nature - the charm and the beauty of the nature is so much as it calls every visitor to stay here forever. It is in this beautiful land that the State Museum Of Tripura was built long time back.

Established in 1970, in Agartala its a multipurpose Museum with four galleries namely the Tribal and cultural gallery, Painting gallery, Photo gallery, Indian Sculpture through all ages. Its being taken care of by the Directorate of Art and Culture.


Prince Of Wales Museum:Set up in the 20th century it has been recently renamed as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharajah Museum. It was built to commemorate the arrival of the Prince of Whales by some prominent citizens with the help of Indian Govt. Lying near the Gate of India it tells the tale of the era gone by.

After the Victoria Terminal, it is the main catcher of the happening city of Mumbai.

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