India Museums

India is the second-largest country in regards to population and has a long history with early civilizations in the Indus Valley dating to the 3rd millennium BCE.

Later, Kingdoms and cultures influenced cultures as far as Southeast Asia, and later still, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam arrived in India. Then Sikhism emerged, which all added to the region’s diverse culture.

The Indian economy expanded in the 17th century with the Mughal Empire. In the mid-18th century, the subcontinent came under British East India Company rule and in the mid-19th under British crown rule.

A nationalist movement emerged, and later, under Mahatma Gandhi, India gained independence in 1947. India today is one of the fastest-growing major economies and is widely recognized for its cinema and rich cuisine.

As a pluralistic, multilingual, and multi-ethnic society, India has many museums of interest.

A Virtual Tour of Museums in India

National Museum, New Delhi
National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi
Gandhi Smriti, New Delhi
Indian Museum, Kolkata
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai
Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad
Victoria Memorial, Kolkata
Government Museum, Chennai
National Rail Museum, New Delhi
Shankar’s International Dolls Museum, Delhi
The Calico Museum of Textiles, Ahmedabad
National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
Napier Museum, Kerala
Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Mumbai
National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy, New Delhi
The Allahabad Museum, Allahabad

Highlights Tour of Museums in India

National Museum, New Delhi

The National Museum in New Delhi is one of the largest museums in India. Its collection includes historical and artistic objects ranging from pre-historic era to modern works of art.

The Museum has around 200,000 works of art, both of Indian and foreign origin, covering over 5,000 years.