Museum
A museum is an institution or building which aquires, cares, displays, researches and exibits a collection of tangible and intangible objects of various artist, history, culture for the purpose of education, study and enjoyment. There are various museums in almost every state in India.
This section of static gk is very important section part of competitive exams like IAS, SSC, RRB, CPO, KVS, NVS, RPSC, TNSC, MPPSC, UPSC, Railways, Banking and so many other states and central government job entrance exams.
Here we compiled the list of famous museums in India. You can download pdf file of this post.
List of Famous Museums in India
| State | City | Museum Name |
| Andhra Pradesh | Amaravati | Archaeological Museum |
| Kadapa | Bhagwan Mahavir Government Museum | |
| Vijayawada | Victoria Jubilee Museum | |
| Visakhapatnam | INS Kursura (S20), Telugu Saamskruthika Niketanam, Visakha Museum | |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | Jawaharlal Nehru Museum |
| Assam | Guwahati, | Assam State Museum, Shankardev Kalakshetra |
| Mayong | Mayong Central Museum and Emporium | |
| Bihar | Patna | Bhartiya Nritya Kala Mandir, Bihar Museum, Jalan Museum, Patna Museum |
| Darbhanga | Chandradhari Museum | |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh | Government Museum and Art Gallery |
| Goa | Benaulim | Goa Chitra Museum |
| Loutolim | Big Foot Museum | |
| Nuvem | Ashvek Vintage World | |
| Old Goa | Archaeological Museum and Portrait Gallery, Museum of Christian Art | |
| Panaji | Goa Science Centre, Goa State Museum | |
| Pilerne | Museum of Goa | |
| Vasco da Gama | Naval Aviation Museum (India) | |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad | Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum, Calico Museum of Textiles, Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial, Swaminarayan Museum, Sanskar Kendra, Gujarat Science City |
| Vadodara | Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery, Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum | |
| Porbandar | Kirti Mandir Gujarat | |
| Rajkot | Watson MuseumGujarat, Kaba Gandhi No Delo | |
| Bhuj | Kutch Museum, Aina Mahal, Prag Mahal | |
| Surat | Saraswati Mandir, Science Centre, | |
| Siddhpur | Shristhal Sangrahalay | |
| Haryana | Hisar | Jahaj Kothi Zonal Museum |
| Rewari | Rewari Railway Heritage Museum | |
| Kurukshetra | Dharohar Museum | |
| Taoru | Heritage Transport Museum | |
| Rakhigarhi | Rakhigarhi Indus Valley Civilisation Museum | |
| Himacha Pradesh | Sirmaur | Shivalik Fossil Park |
| Dharamsala | Library of Tibetan Works and Archives | |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Kargil | Munshi Aziz Bhat Museum of Central Asian and Kargil Trade Artefacts |
| Jammu | Dogra Art Museum | |
| Srinagar | SPS Museum | |
| Jharkhand | Ranchi | Ranchi Science Centre, State Museum Hotwar |
| Karnataka | Bangalore | Government Museum, National Gallery of Modern Art, Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, HAL Aerospace Museum |
| Mangalore | Aloyseum Mangalore, Srimanthi Bhai Memorial Government Museum | |
| Dharmasthala | Manjusha Museum | |
| Mysuru | Regional Museum of Natural History, Railway Museum, Folklore Museum | |
| Kerala | Thrissur | Archaeological Museum, Mural Art Museum, Vallathol Museum, Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda Museum |
| Kochi | Indo-Portuguese Museum, Museum of Kerala History | |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala Soil Museum, Napier Museum, Keralam – Museum of History and Heritage, Kerala Science and Technology Museum | |
| Ayikkara | Arakkal Museum | |
| Nilambur | Teak Museum | |
| Kollam | 8 Point Art Cafe, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum | |
| Kozhikode | Pazhassi Raja Archaeological Museum, Indian Business Museum | |
| Kayamkulam | Krishnapuram Palace | |
| Wayanad | Wayanad Heritage Museum | |
| Thrippunithura | Hill Palace | |
| Alappuzha | Revi Karunakaran Memorial Museum | |
| Madhya Pradesh | Indore | Indore Museum |
| Bhopal | Bharat Bhavan, Regional Museum of Natural History | |
| Dhubela | Maharaja Chhatrasal Museum | |
| Gwalior | Gujari Mahal Archaeological Museum | |
| Sanchi | Sanchi Archaeological Museum | |
| Vidisha | Vidisha Museum | |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai | Bhau Daji Lad Museum, National Gallery of Modern Art, Mani Bhavan, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Nehru Science Centre, Cowasji Jehangir Hall, INS Vikrant (R11) Mumbai, Ballard Bunder Gatehouse, Piramal Museum of Art, Antarang – Sex Health Information Art Gallery, Sarmaya Arts Foundation |
| Nagpur | Nagpur Central Museum, Raman Science Centre | |
| Ozar | Pragati Aerospace Museum | |
| Pune | Joshi’s Museum of Miniature Railway, Mahatma Phule Museum, Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum of Indian History | |
| Ahmednagar | Cavalry Tank Museum | |
| Nashik | Indian Institute for Research in Numismatic Studies | |
| Kolhapur | Siddhagiri Gramjivan Museum (Kaneri Math), Shree Chhatrapati Shahu Museum | |
| Mizoram | Aizawl | Mizoram State Museum |
| Nagaland | Kohima | Nagaland State Museum |
| Delhi | Delhi | National Museum, Sanskriti Kendra Museum, National Science Centre, National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum, Indian Air Force Museum, Madame Tussauds, National Museum of Natural History, National Rail Museum, National Gallery of Modern Art, Teen Murti Bhavan, Gandhi Smriti, Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, Parliament Museum, National Gandhi Museum, Sulabh International Museum of Toilets, Shankar’s International Dolls Museum, Red Fort Archaeological Museum, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art |
| Odisha | Bhubaneshwar | Odisha State Museum, Tribal Research Institute Museum, Regional Museum of Natural History |
| Puducherry | Puducherry | Pondicherry Museum |
| Punjab | Anandpur Sahib | Virasat-e-Khalsa |
| Patiala | National Institute of Sports | |
| Sanghol | Sanghol Museum | |
| Amritsar | Partition Museum, Gobindgarh Fort | |
| Balongi | Sikh Ajaibghar | |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur | Jawahar Kala Kendra, Albert Hall Museum, City Palace |
| Udaipur | City Palace, Vintage and Classic Car Museum | |
| Jodhpur | Umaid Bhawan Palace, Sardar Government Museum | |
| Sawai Madhopur | Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural History | |
| Jaisalmer | Jaisalmer War Museum | |
| Sikkim | Gangtok | Namgyal Institute of Tibetology |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai | Chennai Railway Museum, Government Museum, Vivekanandar Illam |
| Madurai | Gandhi Memorial Museum | |
| Coimbatore | Gass Forest Museum | |
| Thanjavur | Saraswathi Mahal Library | |
| Cuddalore | Government Museum | |
| Karur | Government Museum | |
| Pudukkottai | Government Museum | |
| Tiruchirappalli | Railway Heritage Centre, Government Museum, | |
| Erode | Mahakavi Bharathi Memorial Libray | |
| Telangana | Alampur | Alampur Museum |
| Hyderabad | Birla Science Museum, City Museum, Jagdish and Kamla Mittal Museum of Indian Art, Nizam Museum, Khazana Building Museum, Salar Jung Museum, Telangana State Archaeology Museum | |
| Warangal | Warangal Museum | |
| Tripura | Agartala | Tripura State Museum |
| Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | State Museum, |
| Allahabad | Allahabad Museum, Swaraj Bhavan (old Anand Bhavan) | |
| Kanpur | Kanpur Sangrahalaya | |
| Mathura | Government Museum | |
| Sarnath | Sarnath Museum | |
| Noida | Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal and Green Garden | |
| Aligarh | Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences | |
| West Bengal | Darjeeling | Bengal Natural History Museum |
| Kolkata | Indian Museum, Victoria Memorial, Asutosh Museum of Indian Art, State Archaeological Gallery, Sabarna Sangrahashala, Kolkata Museum of Modern Art, Gurusaday Museum, Marble Palace, Metcalfe Hall, Kolkata Town Hall, Fort William, Jorasanko Thakur Bari, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata Rail Museum, Currency Building, Postal Museum, Mother’s Wax Museum, Asutosh Museum of Indian Art, Maritime Gallery, Fanattic Sports Museum, Dymantion Hall, Malda Museum Malda, Rabindra Museum Mungpoo, | |
| Murshidabad | Hazarduari Palace Museum |