Address of Museums and Art Galleries

College of Textile Technology
12 William Carey Road, Serampore  Hooghly  West Bengal  India  Tel:6124, 618496
Different types of textile products. Guide service.  Timings : Monday to Friday 1000-1630 hrs; Saturdays 1000-1300 hrs; Saturdays 1000-1300 hrs. Closed on Sundays and public holidays.  Entry free  Photography with permission.

Amulya Pratnasala
PO and Village Rajybalhat  Hooghly  West Bengal  India
Sculpture, coins, terracottas, manuscripts.  Timings : 1400-2100 hrs. Closed on 2nd and 4th Tuesdays and Wednesdays.  Entry free  Photography allowed.

Archaeological Museum
Sandhu Ashram  Hoshiarpur  Punjab  India
Sculpture, archaeological finds from Sanghol, paleolithic tools, manuscripts.  Timings : 0900-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays.  Entry free  Photography allowed with permission.

Sarat Smriti Granthagar
Penitras  Howrah  West Bengal  India
Manuscripts, terracottas, sculpture, coins folk arts of serveral counties.  Timings : 0700-1100 hrs; 1600-1900 hrs. Wednesday 0700-1100 hrs. Closed on Thursdays.  Entry free  Photography not allowed.

Central National Herbarium
Po Botanic Garden  Howrah 711103  West Bengal  India  Tel:67323
1,5 million dried plant materials. Largest herbarium in South East Asia having rich collections of eminent botanists of the last 200 years. Main centre in India for taxonomic research. Library, guide service, lectures.  Timings : 1015-1715 hrs. Closed on Sundays, 2nd Saturdays and central government holidays.  Entry free  Photography with permission.

Ananda Niketan Kirtishala
PO Bagnan, District Howrah  Howrah 711303  West Bengal  India
Ancient terracotta figures, coins, stone sculpture, manuscripts, bronze, icons, stone sculpture, manusripts, bronze, icons. Library, guide service, lectures, film shows occasionally.  Timings : 1100-1700 hrs; Closed on Thursdays, government/ local public holidays.  Entry free  Photography with permission.

Khanzana Building Museum
Golconda Fort, Golconda  Hyderabad  Andhra Pradesh  India
Sculpture.  Timings : 1030-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays and public holidays.  Entry free

Site Museum
Qutab Shahi Tombs Complex, Golconda  Hyderabad  Andhra Pradesh  India
Arms, weapons, paintings, manuscripts.  Timings : 1030-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays and public holidays.  Entry free

Srisailam Pavilion
Hyderabad 500001  Andhra Pradesh  India
Material unearthed from the excavations at Yeleswaram. Guide service.  Timings : 1030-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and all public holidays.  Entry free  Photography fee Rs 3.

Salar Jung Museum
Dar-ul-shifa  Hyderabad 500002  Andhra Pradesh  India  Tel:43211
Western paintings, miniatures, bronzes, ivory clocks, bidriware, modern art. Lectures, library.  Timings : 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays, govrnment holidays and Salar Jung's death anniversary.

State Museum
Public Gardens  Hyderabad 500004  Andhra Pradesh  India  Tel:32267
Sculpture, bronzes, illuminated paintings, manuscripts, coins, prehistoric implements. Guide service.  Timings : 1030-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays and state government holidays.  Photography fee Rs 2.

Health Museum
Public Gardens  Hyderabad 500004  Andhra Pradesh  India  Tel:33121
Models, charts, diagrams, plastic models of the heart. Library, guide service, lectures, film shows.  Timings : Summer 1100-1300 hrs, 1400-1800 hrs; Winter 1000-1300 hrs, 1400- 1700 hrs. Closed on fridays and public holidays.  Entry free  Photography allowed.

Jagdish and Kamla Mittal Museum of Indian Art
1-2-214 Gagan Mahal Road,  Hyderabad 500029  Andhra Pradesh  India  Tel:61561
Miniatures, bronzes, terracottas, ivory.  Timings : By appointment  Photography allowed in special cases only.

Tribal Cultural Research and Training Institute
Road No 1, Banjara Hills  Hyderabad 500034  Andhra Pradesh  India  Tel:32591
Typical ornaments, hunting artifacts, utensils, musical instruments. Guide service, film showsonly during training.  Timings : 1030-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and public holidays.  Entry free  Photography not allowed.

Manipur State Museum
Polo Ground  Imphal 795001  Manipur  India  Tel:IP 709
Art, archaeology, natural, history, geology, textiles. Library, guide service, film shows.  Timings : 1000-1630 hrs. Closed on government holidays.  Entry free  Photography with permission.

Central Museum
Bombay-Agra Road  Indore 452001  Madhya Pradesh  India  Tel:6155
Regional exhibits, particulary from western Malwa. Library, guide service, film shows, lectures.  Timings : 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays and government holidays.  Entry free

Rani Durgawati Museum
Bhawartal  Jabalpur  Madhya Pradesh  India  Tel:20065
Sculpture, coins, insriptions. Library, guide service, film shows.  Timings : 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays and state government holidays.  Entry free  Photography allowed.

Zonal Anthropological Museum
Vijay Bhawan  Jagdalpur 494001  Madhya Pradesh  India  Tel:356
Ethnographic objects of the tribals of Bastar. Library, guide service, lectures.  Timings : 1000-1300 hrs and 1400-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and gazetted holidays.  Entry free  Photography not allowed.

Babu Kunwar Singh Memorial Museum
Jagdsihpur, Bhojpur  Jagdishpur  Bihar  India
Paintings, statue of Babu Kunwar Singh, arms.  Timings : Summer 1000-1730 hrs; Winter 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and government holidays.  Entry free  Photography allowed.

Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum
City Palace  Jaipur 302002  Rajasthan  India  Tel:74146
Paintings, manuscripts, textiles, carpets, arms and weapons. Library, guide service.  Timings : 0930-1645 hrs. Closed on Holi, Diwali, Dussehra, Independance Day and Ghandi Jayanti.  Photography allowed.

SRC Museum of Indology & Universal Institute of Orientology
24 Gangwal Park  Jaipur 302004  Rajasthan  India  Tel:48948
Manuscripts, architectural paintings, sculpture and terracottas, stones, ornaments, textiles, arms, coins, philately, paintings, crafts.  Timings: 1000-1700 hrs; Thuesday 1600-2000 hrs.

Central Museum Ram Niwas Garden
Jaipur 302004  Rajasthan  India
Metal ware, ivory work, lacquer work, jewellery, textlies, pottery, carved wooden objects, arms and weapons, paintings. Guide service, film shows on Wednesday from 1900 to 2000 hrs.  Timings: 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays.  Photography allowed in special cases only.

Shaheed Bhagat Singh Museum
Khatkar Kalan  Jalandhar  Punjab  India
Photographs and personalia of Shaheed Bhagat Singh and other freedom fighters. Guide service.  Timings : 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays.  Entry free  Photography allowed with permission.

Dogra Art Gallery
Jammu 180001  Jammu & Kashmir  India
Pahari paintings, manuscripts, sculpture, terracotta, coins, historic arms. Guide service, lectures.  Timings : Summer 1200-1800 hrs; Winter 1030-1630 hrs. Closed on Mondays.  Entry free  Photography allowed.

Museum of Antiquities
Lakhoto  Jamnagar 361001  Gujarat  India  Tel:6125
Sculpture, paintings, inscriptions, copper plates, coins, photographs. Library, guide service, lectures.  Timings : 1000- 1300 hrs and 1400- 1730 hrs. Closed on Wednesdays, second and fourth Saturdays and public holidays  Photography allowed with permission.

Zoological Museum
TD College  Jaunpur  Uttar Pradesh  India  Tel:239
Zoological specimens.  Timings : 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on college holidays. Entry free

Botany Museum
TD College  Jaunpur  Uttar Pradesh  India  Tel:239
All important plant and fossil types. Guide service.lectures.  Timings : 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and gazetted holidays.  Entry free  Photography not allowed.

Archaeological Museum
TD College  Jaunpur  Uttar Pradesh  India  Tel:239
Sculpture, terracottas, coins  Timings : 1025-1715 hrs. Closed on college holidays.  Entry free

Jeypore Branch Museum
PO Jeypore, District Koraput  Jeypore 750014  Orissa  India
Sculptures and other archaeological objects.  Timings : Summer 0700-1200 hrs; Winter 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays and government holidays.  Entry free  Photography not allowed.

Haryana Prantiya Puratatva Sangrahalaya
Gurukul, Jhajjar, Distt Rohtak  Jhajjar  Haryana  India  Tel:44
Coins, inscriptions, copperplates, terracottas, sculpture, beads, manuscripts, weapons of Indus Valley civilization. Guide service, lectures.  Timings : Summer 0700-1700 hrs, Winter 1000-1600 hrs. Open all days.  Entry free  Photography allowed with prior permission.

Government Museum
Jhalawar 326001  Rajasthan  India
Sculpture, inscritions, paintings, coins, ivory carvings, costumes, manuscripts.  Timings : 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on gazetted holidays.  Entry free  Photography not allowed.

Rani Lakshmi Bai Palace
Jhansi 284001  Uttar Pradesh  India
Hindu and Jain red sandstone images from the 9th to the 12th century.  Timings : 0800-1700 hrs. Open on all days.  Entry free  Photography allowed with permission.

Government Museum
Jodhpur 342001  Rajasthan  India  Tel:25753
Coins, paintings, wood, lac and leather work, pottery, antiquity, ivory, stone, arms. Library, guide service.  Timings : 1000-1630 hrs. Closed on Fridays and gazetted holidays.  Photography allowed.

Darbar Hall Museum
Diwan Chowk  Junagadh  Gujarat  India  Tel:934
Silver throne, carpets, miniature paintings, arms, golden ornaments. Library, guide service, film shows occasionally.  Timings : 0900-1200 hrs and 1500-1800 hrs. Closed on Wednesdays and 2nd and 4th Saturday.  Photography not allowed.

Sakkar Baug
Junagadh  Gujarat  India  Tel:745
Miniature paintings, manuscripts, coins, insriptions, sculpture, copperplates, silver art. Library, guide service, lectures, film shows on special occasions.  Timings : 0900-1200 hrs and 1500-1745 hrs. Closed on second and fourth Saturdays and government holidays.  Photography allowed for research scholars and research students with permission.

Government Museum
Fort, Madikeri,  Kadagau  Karnataka  India
Sculpture, inscriptions, arms. Film shows on Saturdays at 1800 hrs.  Timings : 0900-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays.  Entry free  Photography allowed.

Andhra Sahitya Parishad Government Museum and Research Institute
Ramarapoet  Kakinada 533002  Andhra Pradesh  India
Palm-leaf manusripts, coins, copper plate inscriptions, archaeological antiquities. Guide service, school programmes, film shows.  Timings : 1030-1700 hrs. Open on all days.  Entry free  Photography fee Rs 2.

Archaeological Museum
District Ganganagar  Kalibangan 335803  Rajasthan  India
Excavated materials from Kalibangan. Library, film shows occasionally.  Timings : 1000-1700 hrs.  Closed on Fridays.  Entry free  Photography allowed with permission.

Mahatma Ghandi Hindi Sangrahalaya
Hindi Bhawan  Kalpi  Uttar Pradesh  India  Tel:18
Sculpture, paintings, terracottas, metal images, coins and manuscripts.  Timings : Summer 7000-1100 hrs and 1700-2100 hrs; Winter 0800-1200 hrs and 1600-2000 hrs. Closed on Tuesdays.  Entry free  Photography not allowed.

Central Research Station Museum
GSVM Medical College  Kanpur  Uttar Pradesh  India
Surgical specimens from operation theatres.  Timings : 0900-1600 hrs. Closed on Sundays and gazetted holidays.  Entry free

Commercial and Industrial Museum
Kanpur  Uttar Pradesh  India  Tel:62619
Handicrafts, handloom, cottage industry products, marble, wood carving, brassware, carpets, silk goods  Timings : 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and gazetted holidays.  Entry free

Department of Zoology
Christ Church College  Kanpur  Uttar Pradesh  India  Tel:63620
Museum specimens preserved in formalin, stuffed birds and animals, charts, insects. Library, lectures.  Timings : 1000-1630 hrs. Closed on college holidays.  Entry free  Photography not allowed.

School Museum
Ramakrishna Mission HS School, Ramakrishna Nagar  Kanpur  Uttar Pradesh  India  Tel:40526
Guide service, film shows, lectures.  Timings: Summer 0700-1135 hrs; Winter 1000-1550 hrs. Closed on Sundays and gazetted holidays.  Entry free  Photography allowed.

Botany Museum
Christ Church College  Kanpur  Uttar Pradesh  India  Tel:63626
Plants of all groups, class and families, fossils herbaria and plant products. Lectures.  Timings : 0900- 1630 hrs. Closed on college holidays.  Entry free  Photography allowed.

Pathology Museum
GSVM Medical College  Kanpur 208002  Uttar Pradesh  India  Tel:214215
Pathology specimens. Guide service.  Timings : 0900-1300 hrs and 1400-1600 hrs. Closed on s Sundays and college holidays.  Entry free  Photography allowed.

Gandhi Centenary Government Museum
Opp New Bus Stand  Karimnagar 505001  Andhra Pradesh  India
Miniature paintings, Nepali bronzes, coins, bridriware. Guide service.  Timings : 1030-1700 hrs. Closed on Fridays and public holidays.  Entry free  Photography fee Rs 3.

Archaeological Museum
Khajuraho  Madhya Pradesh  India  Tel:23
Sculpture, insciptions and architectural pieces. Library, guide service.  Timings : 0900-1700 hrs. Open on all days. (Closed on Fridays).  Photography allowed.

Khariar Branch Museum
PO Khariar  Khariar 766107  Orissa  India
Stone sculpture, art and craft objects, terracottas, pottery.  Timings : 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Mondays and government holidays.  Entry free  Photography with permission.

District Museum
Tirap District  Khonsa 786630  Arunachal Pradesh  India
Art and crafts objects. Guide service, film shows fortnightly during office hours.  Timings : 1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays and government holidays.  Entry free  Photography not allowed.

Kittur Rani Channamma Memorial Government Museum
Kittur 591115  Karnataka  India
Sculpture, armoury, wood carvings and paintings. Guide service, film shows on Saturdays (1830 hrs).  Timings : 0900-1800 hrs. Closed on Mondays.  Entry free  Photography allowed.

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