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India is a land with a
history and culture that goes back over 5000 years.
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National Museum - New
Delhi
The National Museum is one of India's most prestigious
institutions. |
Museum in
Mumbai
Bombay Natural
History Society
This private
institution was established in 1883... |
Museum in
Calcutta
Indian Museum
The Indian Museum is India's first and oldest museum. |
Museum in
Chennai
Government
State Museum
The Government State Museum in Chennai is best known for two
important collections: sculptures.... |
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Museum in
Jaipur
Central Museum (Albert Hall)
Situated in the
midst of Ramnivas Gardens, it is an imposing stone structure
executed in the Indo-Persian style of architecture.
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Museum in
Sarnath
Archaeological Museum
Sarnath, where
the Buddha delivered his first sermon more than 2500 years
ago... |
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Museum in
Shimla
Himachal State Museum
The Himachal State Museum displays sculptures, paintings,
decorative arts.... |
Museum in
Lucknow
State
Museum
A multipurpose
museum with sculptures, bronzes, paintings, natural history
and anthropological specimens, coins, textiles and decorative
arts. |
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Museum in
Varanasi
Bharat Kala Bhava
Bharat Kala Bhavan lies within the sprawling grounds of
Banaras Hindu University. |
Museum in
Srinagar
Sri
Pratap Singh Museum
Sri Pratap Singh
Museum was once the summer palace of the Kashmir maharajas.
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Museum in
Bhopal
Central Museum
The Central
Museum at Bhopal was established in 1949. |
Museum in
Gawlior
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Maharaja Jiwaji Rao Scindia Museum
Situated in the Jai Vilas Palace, the Scindia Museum has a
variety of objects ranging from sculptures... |
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Museum in
Sanchi
Archaeological Museum
Like most site museums in India, this one also owes its
genesis to an English General accidentally stumbling upon some
ancient ruins around 1818. |
Museum in
Khajuraho
Archaeological Museum
Khajuraho, once
capital of the Chandela dynasty, is today known for its
magnificent temples. |
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Museum in
Patna
State Museum
The State
Museum, established in 1917, has an excellent collection of
stone and terracotta sculptures especially from the Mauryan
Period. |
Museum in
Gaya
Gaya
Museum
Gaya, 206 km from Patna, is an ancient Hindu and Buddhist
pilgrimage site. |
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Museum in
Nalanda
Archaeological Museum
Ninety kilometres south of Patna lies Nalanda, the historic
Buddhist University. |
Museum in
Ahmedabad
Calico
Museum Of Textiles
Established in 1948, the Calico Museum of Textiles is
undoubtedly one of India's leading museums for textiles.
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Museum in
Bhubaneswar
Orissa State Museum
The galleries cover archaeology, epigraphy, numismatics,
armoury, mining and geology. |
Museum in
Konark
Archaeological Museum
The site museum was established at Konark in 1968. |
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Museum in
Bangalore
Karnataka Government Museum And Venkatappa Art Gallery
Established in 1865. |
Museum in
Srirangapatnam
Tipu
Sultan Museum
Tipu Sultan Museum lies within the portals of the Dariya
Daulat (splendor of sea), once his summer palace and later
appropriated Arthur Wellesley. |
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Museum in
Hyderabad
Salarjung
Museum
The SalarJung
Museum houses the private collections of SalarJung, the Nizam
of Hyderabad's prime minister. |
Museum in
Thiruvananthapuram
Government Museum
Founded in 1857, the museum is located within a spacious park
and zoological garden. |
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Museum in
Pondicherry
Pondicherry
Museum
This multipurpose museum houses sculptures from Pallava, Chola
temples. |
Thanjavur
Thanjavur Art
Gallery
The former palace of the Nayaks of Thanjavur, once viceroys of
the Vijayanagara rulers and later hereditary rulers,
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Museum in
Madurai
Government
Museum
The various sections in the museum deal with archaeology,
anthropology, zoology |
Museum in
Impal
Manipur State Museum
Manipur State Museum established in 1969, |
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Museum in
Shillong
Tribal Research Institute
The displayed exhibits include the colourful textiles,
especially the shawls and garments worn by the local people.
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Museum in
Aizwal
Mizoram State Museum
On view are historical relics, ancient costumes and headgears
as well as contemporary textiles. |
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Museum in
Guwahati
Assam
State Museum
Assam State Museum in Guwahati is a rich repository an
antiquities that highlight the diversity of the state's
cultural traditions. |
Museum in
Kohima
State
Museum
The State Museum at Kohima is purely ethnographic in nature.
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