Museums in Kolkata


Museums in India Description Type Location
Asiatic Society The Asiatic Society was founded by Sir William Jones (1746-1794) on 15 January 1784 in Kolkata, then capital of British India, to enhance and further the cause of Oriental research. 'The Asiatic Researches' Jawaharlal Nehru Road
Asutosh Museum of Indian Art Asutosh Museum of Indian Art is an art museum located in the main campus of University of Kolkata on College Street, Kolkata (previously Kolkata), India. Art museum Ashutosh Mukherjee Rd
Central Museum (Calcutta) The museum is located in one of the palaces of the Red Fort, Delhi. It is believed that this palace was built by Shah Jahan for his queen Arjumand Banu Begum also famously known as Mumtaz Mahal. Ethnographic museum Ripon Street
Craft Museum The Craft museum complex is a charming oasis of mud huts with painted walls and thatched roofs, courtyards, terracotta houses recreating village life. Arts And Crafts Museum On the main Bhairon Marg, off the Mathura Road, opposite Purana Qila at the southern end of Pragati Maidan
Ethnographic Museum Ethnographic Museum was established in 1955 It was built by the Cultural Research Institute, Govt. of West Bengal. Cultural Research Institute CIT Rd, Cultural Research Institute
Government Industrial And Commercial Museum Government Industrial and Commercial Museum was established in 1939. Collections include handicrafts, cottage and small-scale industry products of West Bengal. Government Industrial and Commercial Museum Ganesh Chandra Avenue
Indian Museum The Indian Museum was founded by Dr Nathaniel Wallich a Danish botanist at Serampore (originally called Frederischnagore) near Kolkata (Kolkata), India, in 1814. The Archaeological Section Jawaharlal Nehru Road
Jorasanko Thakur Bari The Thakurbari (Bangla: House of the Thakurs (anglicized to Tagore) in Jorasanko, north of Kolkata, West Bengal, India is the ancestral home of the Tagore family. It is currently located on the Rabindra Bharati University campus. Rabindra Bharati University Rabindra Bharati University campus
Nehru Children's Museum Nehru Children's Museum is a project of National Cultural Association that comprises a team of young energetic men under active leadership of Late Jugal Srimal. Children's museum Chowringhee Road
Nehru Museum of Science and Technology Memoirs of the bygone: The Nehru Museum of Science & Technology was founded in 1990 at the Hijli Detention camp building, the indebted IIT-Kharagpur Heritage Building, which is now named as Hijli Saheed Bhavan Science & Technology Lala Lajpat Road
Netaji Research Bureau Netaji Bhawan, Kolkata, where the museum, archives and library of Netaji Research Bureau are located, is the ancestral house of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose owned and managed by the Bureau. Netaji Research Lala Lajpat Rai (Elgin) Sarani
Sabarna Sangrahashala Sabarna Sangrahashala is a unique museum of the Sabarna Roy Choudhury family. It has been developed by The Sabarna Roy Choudhury Paribar Parishad. Historic Museum High Court Ground
Archaeological Museum, Tamluk Situated on the right bank of Rupnaryan river, Tamluk is found mentioned in ancient Pali and Sanskrit literatures in different names such as Tamralipta, Damalipta, Tamralipi, Tamraliptika or Velakula. Archaeological Museum Tamluk
Victoria Memorial located in Kolkata, India is a memorial of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom who also carried the title of Empress of India. It currently serves as a museum and a tourist attraction. Architectural Style Queen Victoria Garden
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