1. Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta

The Academy of Fine Arts in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) is one of the oldest fine arts societies in India:

History

The academy was formally established in 1933. It was initially located in a room loaned by the Indian Museum, and the annual exhibitions used to take place in the adjoining verandah.

In the 1950s, thanks to the efforts of Lady Ranoo Mookerjee and patronage by B.C. Roy, Chief Minister of West Bengal, as well as Jawaharlal Nehru, the Prime Minister of India, the academy was shifted to a much larger space in the Cathedral Road, beside St. Paul’s Cathedral, the present location.

2. Asutosh Museum of Indian Art

Asutosh Museum of Indian Art is an art museum located in the main campus of University of Calcutta on College Street, Kolkata (previously Calcutta), India. Established in 1937, it is the first public museum in any University in India. [1] The university is named after Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee who was the Vice-Chancellor of the university for four consecutive two-year terms (1906–1914) and a fifth two-year term (1921–23). The objective of the museum was to collect and preserve specimens of various phases of Indian art with special emphasis on the Bengal art

3. Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery

The famous museum was built in 1894 on the lines of Victoria & Albert and Science Museums of London. Major Mant in association with R.F. Chisholm who refined some of Mant's finest works to make genuine Indo-Sarcenic architecture designed the Building of this Museum. It preserves a rich collection of art, sculpture, ethnography & ethnology. Several of the paintings are not only original but masterpieces at the picture gallery. The picture gallery which offers an excellent collection of originals by famous British painters

Turner and constable and many others attract tourists from every part of the country. The Egyptian mummy and skeleton of a blue whale are major attractions for those who visit the museum. Other treasure includes the famous Akota bronzes dating the 5th Century AD, A collection of Mughal miniatures, a full fledged gallery of Tibetan Art and oils by several European masters.

Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III founded the museum in 1887. The museum building was completed in 1894, when it opened to the public. Construction of the art gallery commenced in 1908, was completed in 1914, but did not open until 1921 as the First World War delayed transfer of pieces from Europe intended for the gallery.

4. Bose Pacia Gallery

The Bose Pacia Gallery is an art gallery located in the Chelsea, Manhattan in New York City, with partners in New Delhi (Nature Morte) and a branch in Kolkata (Bose Pacia Kolkata).

Established in 1994, Bose Pacia was the first gallery in the West to specialize in contemporary art from South Asia. During the past decade Bose Pacia has held over 30 exhibitions and is internationally regarded for promoting the South Asian avant-garde. Visual artists from South Asia work within a wholly unique space – one that is informed by a multitude of cultures, languages and religions and shaped by a complex past and dynamic present. Bose Pacia fosters an active discourse between these artists and the international art community by featuring exhibitions that contextualize contemporary art from this geographic region within its rich artistic traditions and current social tensions. The Bose Pacia Gallery was the main force ICON - the India Contemporary Art Pavilion at the 50th Venice Biennale.

Artists currently represented

Artists currently represented inclue Rina Banerjee, Manjit Bawa, Jayashree Chakravarty, Jogen Chowdhury, Vinod Dave, Anju Dodiya, Atul Dodiya, VS Gaitonde, Sheela Gowda, Subodh Gupta, Zarina Hashmi, MF Husain, Ranbir Kaleka,Jitish Kallat, Bhupen Khakhar, Bharti Kher, Bari Kumar, Nalini Malani, Chittrovanu Mazumdar,Raqs Media Collective, Shibu Natesan, Madhvi Parekh, Manisha Parekh, Manu Parekh, Gieve Patel, Sudhir Patwardhan, Justin Ponmany, Rashid Rana, Talha Rathore, SH Raza, Prashant Salvi, Seher Shah, Nataraj Sharma, Gulammohammed Sheikh, Nilima Sheikh, Arpita Singh, Paramjit Singh, Francis Newton Souza, Anupam Sud & Thukral and Tagra.

5. Bharat Bhavan

Bharat Bhavan is a multi-arts complex without parallel in Bhopal, India housing a museum of the arts, an art gallery, a workshop for fine arts, a repertory theater, indoor and outdoor auditoria, rehearsal room, and libraries of Indian poetry, classical and folk musicproviding interactive proximity to the verbal, the visual and the performing arts. It is a place for contemporary articulation, exploration, reflection and innovation. Located near the picturesque bada talaab of Bhopal, Bharat Bhavan is a centre for innovative creativity, pursuit of classics and tradition and wide participation in a new cultural upsurge. It is an independent trust created by the Legislature of the State of Madhya Pradesh. The architect of Bharat Bhavan, Charles Correa, says:

This art centre is located on a particularly beautiful site - a gently sloping plateau overlooking the Upper Lake and the historic city of Bhopal across the water Bharat Bhavan consists of the following units.

Roopankar ( Museum of fine arts) -Roopankar has been established with a view to set up a historic collection of urban, folk and tribal art and is the only museum of arts in India housing both contemporary urban and folk and tribal art. The museum has contemporary urban, folk and art of aboriginals, a ceramic workshop, litho workshop and facilities for stone craft and metal casting.

Rangmandal (A repertory) - Rangmandal is a professional repertory to create a sustained theatre movement that becomes a way of life rather than spasmodic activity. Numerous plays and stage shows are held here. Rangmandal has at its disposal an indoor theatre called Antrang and an outdoor theatre called Bahirang. It also has a rich library and play museum.

Vagarth (A centre of Indian poetry) - Vagarth has a library of more than 7,000 books of poetry in 14 Indian languages and recordings and video-cassettes of major poets. This centre provides an excellent platform to the writers for interaction through lecture, recitation, translation and publication.

Anhad (A library of classical and folk music) - Anhad work of documenting both classical and folk music and organises musical concerts.

Ashram- A residence for guest artists.

Controversy

In May 2007, Bharath Bhavan hosted a controversial exhibit of paintings by [Kailash Tiwari The paintings were dominated by images of muslim men participating in murder, gang-rape and acts of terrorism, and referring specifically to recent events such as the Godhra train burning and the Bombay train bombings. Local muslim groups protested, saying the images qualified as hate speech and should not be endorsed by a public institution.. The event was heavily attended by Hindu activists, particularly members of the Bajrang Dal.

6.  Calico Museum of Textiles,Shahibaugh

Calico Museum of Textiles Location: Shahibaugh Palace at Ahmedabad Year of construction: 1949 AD Highlights: fabulous collection of fabrics Calico museum of textiles in Ahmedabad is one of the finest museums of the world. Founded by Ms. Gira Sarabhai, the museum exhibits an enormous collection of fabrics, which are collected from all over the country. Situated in the vicinity of Shahibaugh Palace, the museum is bordered by lush green gardens and fountains that provide an enchanting view. Read further to know more about Calico museum of textiles at Ahmedabad in Gujarat…
Established in the year 1949 AD, the museum has a large variety of woven fabrics. A wide array of clothing is available, ranging from religious clothes to the ones that are worn in the royal court rooms. Differing in quality and price range, there is something for every visitor. Popular works include sequins, mirrors, beads, silk threads etc. The unique feature of this museum is that, here you can even find the fabrics that can be traced back to the times of seventeenth century.

Though, the name in itself is suggestive of the fact that the museum houses textiles, but in reality, it also contains furniture and various kinds of crafts gathered from different parts of the country. Images made from sandstone, marble and bronze that can be found here are always in demand. The museum has two separate sections for textiles, one is meant for the religious clothing and the other section consists of the historic textiles. The Calico museum of textiles is definitely worth a visit

7. Indian Museum

The Indian Museum was founded by Dr Nathaniel Wallich a Danish botanist at Serampore (originally called Frederischnagore) near Kolkata (Calcutta), India, in 1814. It is a multi-disciplinary institution of national standing and is one of oldest museums in the world.

This was the first museum of its kind in Asia. From 1814 to 1878, it was located at the premises of Asiatic Society in Kolkata, but has since moved to its own premises in the city. It occupies a resplendent mansion, and exhibits among others: an Egyptian mummy, the Buddhist stupa from Bharhut, the Buddha's ashes, the Ashoka pillar, whose three-lion symbol became the official emblem of the Republic of India, fossil skeletons of prehistoric animals like dinosaurs, an art collection, rare antiques, and a collection of meteorites.It is also the largest museum in the country and has rare collections of antiques, armour and ormanents, fossils, skeletons, mummies, and Mughal paintings.

8. Jehangir Art Gallery

The Jehangir Art Gallery is Mumbai (India)’s most famous art gallery and a tourist attraction. It was founded by Sir Cowasji Jehangir at the urging of K. K. Hebbar and Homi Bhabha. It was built in the year 1952. Managed by the Bombay Art Society, the entire cost of this beautiful mansion was donated by Cowasji Jehangir. This gallery is situated at Kala Ghoda and is one of the most sought-after venues for artists to showcase their work. It is behind the Prince of Wales Museum and has four exhibition halls. A mammoth institution in itself, its history is directly linked with the renaissance of Indian art. The complex also has the popular cafe of Samovar, which is reminiscent of the 70's socialist culture. Don't be surprised if a world-famous painter is sitting next to you, sipping tea. Entry is free.

9. Kuthira Malika

Kuthira Malika or the "Mansion of Horses", is a palace built by Sri Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma, on the south-eastern side of Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram. The palace gets its name from the 108 horses that are carved into the wooden wall brackets that support the southern roof.

Built in the 1840s, Kuthira Malika is fine example of traditional Kerala architecture, with its typical sloping roofs, overhanging eaves, pillared verandahs and enclosed courtyards. Intricate carvings adorn the wooden ceilings with each room having a distinctive pattern.

Kuthira Malika is also called Putthen Malika("New Mansion"), and forms part of a vast complex of royal buildings in the vicinity of Padmanabhaswamy Temple. The building was left unoccupied for more than a century, following the untimely demise of Swati Thirunal in 1846.
A portion of Putthen Malika has been converted to a Palace Museum that houses some of the assets owned by the Travancore Royal Family. The collection includes Kathakali mannequins, Belgian mirrors, crystal chandeliers, paintings, armaments, musical instruments and other artifacts. On the first floor are rooms that once served at the audience chamber, the library and an alcove that the poet-King used for meditating and for conceiving many of his famous musical compositions.

The courtyard of Kuthira Malika is the venue for the Swathi Thirunal Music Festival. Held in January every year, this festival attracts many of the leading stalwarts of Carnatic and Hindustani classical music

10. Museum and Picture Gallery

The Badora Museum and Picture Gallery is a museum of art in Sayajibaug in Gujarat in India The museum contains a broad spectrum of masterpieces from Europe, Asia and the Islamic world (see a list of rooms at

Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad founded the museum in 1887. The museum building was completed in 1894, when it opened to the public. Construction of the art gallery commenced in 1908, was completed in 1914, but did not open until 1921 as the First World War delayed transfer of pieces from Europe intended for the gallery.

11. Napier Museum

The Napier Museum is an art and natural history museum situated in Thiruvananthapuram(Trivandrum), the capital city of Kerala, India.

History

The museum was established in 1855. In 1874, the old Museum Building was demolished and foundation for the new building was laid. The new building was named after Lord Napier, the Governor of Madras from 1866-1872.

Design

The architectural masterpiece was designed by Robert Chisholm, the consulting Architect of the Madras Government and the construction was completed in 1880. Napier Museum. is a landmark in the city with its unique ornamentation and architectural style with gothic roof and minarets.
The Indo-Saracenic structure also boasts a natural air conditioning system

Features

The museum houses a rare collection of archaeological and historic artifacts, bronze idols, ancient ornaments, a temple chariot and ivory carvings. It also contains the Sri Chitra Art Gallery, which contains works from Raja Ravi Varma and Nicholas Roerich, as well as examples of Mughal and Tanjore art.

The Museum grounds also hold a Zoological garden, which is one of the oldest in India. This Zoo was established in 1857 and is spread over 55 acres of land.

12. National Gallery of Modern Art

The National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) was established in 1954 by the Government of India, with a gallery in New Delhi. Its collection of more than 14,000 works includes artists such as Thomas Daniell, Abanindranath Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore, Gaganendranath Tagore, Nandalal Bose, Jamini Roy, Amrita Sher-Gil as well as foreign artists.

Mumbai

NGMA Mumbai was opened to the public in 1996. It hosts various exhibitions and art collections of famous artists, sculptors and civilisations. It is located near Regal Cinema in Colaba. Exhibits include

Bangalore

A building in Bangalore was being refurbished in 2006 to open as the third site of NGMA. This follows a prolonged period of development and controversy.

13. National Museum, New Delhi

The National Museum in New Delhi is the largest museum in India. It holds variety of articles ranging from pre-historic era to modern works of art. It is run by the Ministry of Culture, part of the Government of India. The museum is situation on the corner of Janpath and Maulana Azad Road.The museum has in its possession over 200,000 works of art, of both Indian and foreign origin, covering more than 5,000 years of Indian cultural heritage. Its rich holdings of various creative traditions and disciplines which represents a unity amidst diversity, an unmatched blend of the past with the present and strong perspective for the future, brings history to life. The collections cover archaeology, arms, armour, decorative arts, jewellery, manuscripts, paintings, etc.

14. Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum

The Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum is in Pune, Maharashtra, India. It contains the collection of Dr Dinkar G. Kelkar (1896–1990), dedicated to the memory of his only son, Raja, who died early.
The collection was started around 1920 and by 1960 it contained around 15,000 objects. In 1962, Dr Kelkar handed his collection to the Department of Archaeology within the Government of Maharashtra.

The museum now holds over 20,000 objects of which 2,500 are on display. These consist of Indian mainly decorative items from everyday life and other art objects, mostly from the 18th and 19th centuries. There is a particularly fine collection of musical instruments.

15. Salar Jung Museum

The Salar Jung Museum is an art museum at Dar-Ul-Shifa, on the southern bank of the Musi river in the city of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India has an exqusite collection of priceless articles like Ivory, Marble sculptures etc

History

The museum opened to the public on December 16, 1951; it is the worlds largest one man collection of artifacts it houses the collection of the Salar Jung family, who were important nobles in the courts of the Nizams — Muslim rulers of Hyderabad. The collection of Islamic art from all over Asia includes a variety of illuminated Korans, astrolabes, jewelled swords and daggers, and Persian carpets. The museum also houses fine examples of European painting and sculpture, most famously the Veiled Rebecca of Italian sculptor Giovanni Maria Benzoni, as well as Chinese and Japanese pieces. The collection was mostly acquired by Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, also known as Salar Jung III. Some of the items he inherited were collected by his father, Mir Laiq Ali Khan Salar Jung II and his grandfather, Nawab Mir Turab Ali Khan (Sir Salar Jung I).

The Collection

The Museum has 40,000 pieces spread over 78 rooms of Dewan Devdi, an ancestral city palace of the Salar Jungs before moving to its present location. Among the prized collections are: veiled Rebecca, Jahangir's dagger, Noor Jehan's fruit knife, Yaquti-ul-Mastami's 12th century Quran, The Clock and the Man-woman statue.
The collection inclde books, to porcelian, to guns, to swords, to statues from around the world.
The must-see items are Veiled Rebecca (sculpted from white marble) and a 100 year-old clock. The clock still in working condition is a special attraction for children, as a bird comes out at every hour.
The Indian Parliament has declared the museum an Institution of National Importance.

The museum is open from 10:00 to 17:00 (except on Fridays).

16. Shankardev Kalakschetra

Shankardev Kalakschetra is an Assamese cultural museum in the Panjabari area of Guwahati, India. It includes an art gallery and a children's park. It is named after the great the Vaishnavite reformer of Assam Sankardeva.

17. The Arts Trust - Institute of Contemporary Indian Art

The Arts Trust - Institute of Contemporary Indian Art - ICIA based in Bombay is a contemporary art gallery opened by Vickram Sethi, director of The Arts Trust. It is located in the heart of Bombay's art district - Kalaghoda and has an exhibiting space of 7000 Sq ft. The Arts Trust has been promoting Indian contemporary art since 1990. The Arts Trust has curated more than 150 exhibitions.

The Arts Trust curated the The Harmony Show (a prestigious annual Indian art show organized by Reliance Industries Limited (Textile Division)) for ten years. It was the exhibition where artists like Chintan Upadhyay, Jitish Kallat, Reena Kallat, TV Santosh, Riyaz Komu, Amarnath Sharma, Ebenezer Singh, Sanjeev Sonpimpare first exhibited.

18. Birla House

The Martyr's Column at the Gandhi Smriti, the spot where Gandhi was assassinated. Birla House or Birla Bhavan, in New Delhi, India, is the location where Mahatma Gandhi spent the last 144 days of his life and was assassinated on January 30, 1948. It was originally the house of the Indian business tycoons, the Birlas.

It was acquired by the Government of India in 1971 and opened for the public on August 15, 1973, renamed the Gandhi Smriti (or Gandhi Remembrance). The museum in the building houses a number of articles associated with Gandhi's life and death. Visitors can tour the building and grounds, viewing the preserved room where Gandhi lived and the place on the grounds where he was shot while holding his nightly public walk.
The Martyr's Column now marks the place where Gandhi, the "Father of the Nation" was assassinated.

The Gandhi Smriti or Birla House is located at 5 Tees January Marg, a couple of kilometres from the Connaught Place, one of the CBDs of New Delhi.

19. Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum

The Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum is in Pune, Maharashtra, India. It contains the collection of Dr Dinkar G. Kelkar (1896–1990), dedicated to the memory of his only son, Raja, who died early. The collection was started around 1920 and by 1960 it contained around 15,000 objects. In 1962, Dr Kelkar handed his collection to the Department of Archaeology within the Government of Maharashtra. The museum now holds over 20,000 objects of which 2,500 are on display. These consist of Indian mainly decorative items from everyday life and other art objects, mostly from the 18th and 19th centuries. There is a particularly fine collection of musical instruments.

20. Shankar's International Dolls Museum

The Location The museum is located in the Children’s Book Trust building on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi. It occupies a floor area of 5184.5 square feet on the first floor. A separate entrance with a winding staircase leads up to a foyer.

Layout Inside, the Museum is divided into two equal halves. The two sections have over 160 glass cases, 1000 foot long, mounted on the walls. One section has exhibits from Europe, the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Common Wealth of Independent States and the other from Asian countries, the Middle East, Africa and India.

Besides, dolls representing various countries, there is also a special display of over 150 kinds of authentic Indian costume dolls. These were made at the Dolls Workshop attached to the Museum.

Business Hours The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. without any lunch break. The ticket counter closes at 5.30 p.m

21. Teen Murti Bhavan

The Teen Murti Bhavan in Delhi, India, housed the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. It was designed by Robert Tor Russel, the architect of Connaught Place and of the Eastern and Western Courts on Janpath. The Bhavan was originally known as Flagstaff House and was the residence of the Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in India. However, after Independence (1947) the house was taken over as the residence of the Prime Minister. On Nehru's death, the house was converted into a national memorial comprising a library and a museum. The library is one of the finest ones for information on modern Indian history. The house gets its name from the Teen Murti ("three statues") Memorial, which stands on the road junction in front of its extensive grounds. The memorial was built in memory of the Indian soldiers who perished in World War I. The Bhavan is closed to the public on Mondays and on all public holidays. Nehru Planetarium is situated in Teen Murti House. It was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister, Smt.Indira Gandhi, on February 6th,1984. The planetarium's sky theater is used for screening shows and as a gallery. Address - Teen Murti Marg, New Delhi Phone - +91-11-23016350 Shows - 11.30 am & 3 pm .

22. Anand Bhavan

is a large mansion located in Allahabad, India. Established by Indian political leader Motilal Nehru in the 19th century, it has served as the ancestral home of the Nehru-Gandhi Family — future Prime Ministers of India Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi were born there. Today it has been converted into a memorial and museum.

23. Arakkal Museum

The Arrakkal Museum is a museum dedicated to the Arakkal family, the only Muslim royal family in Kerala, south India. The museum is actually a section of the Arakkalkettu (Arakkal Palace). The durbar hall section of the palace has been converted into a museum by the Government of Kerala. It was opened in July 2005 after a Rs. 9,000,000 renovation. Although renovated by the government, the Arakkalkettu is still owned by the Arakkal Family Trust and does not fall under the control of the country's archaelogy department, the Archaeological Survey of India. The government had taken a keen interest in preserving the heritage of the Arakkal Family, which had played a prominent role in the history of Malabar. A nominal entry fee is charged by the Arakkal Family Trust from visitors to the museum.

Location

The Arakkal Museum is located in Ayikkara, next to the Kannur City Salafi Masjid. It is located 2-3 kilometres from Kannur town.

24. Asutosh Museum of Indian Art

Asutosh Museum of Indian Art is an art museum located in the main campus of University of Calcutta on College Street, Kolkata (previously Calcutta), India. Established in 1937, it is the first public museum in any University in India. The university is named after Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee who was the Vice-Chancellor of the university for four consecutive two-year terms (1906–1914) and a fifth two-year term (1921–23). The objective of the museum was to collect and preserve specimens of various phases of Indian art with special emphasis on the Bengal art

25. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum, formerly Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, Mumbai, India, was founded in the early years of the 20th century by some prominent citizens of Bombay with the help of the government, to commemorate the visit of the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. It is located in the heart of South Mumbai near the Gateway of India.
One of the resolutions of the committee at its meeting on June 22, 1904 was, "The building should have a handsome and noble structure befitting the site selected, and in keeping with the best style of local architecture." The committee spared no effort to realize this dream. On March 1, 1907, the then government of Bombay handed over to the museum committee a spot of land known as the "Crescent Site", situated at the southern end of the present Mahatma Gandhi Road. After an open competition for the design, George Wittet was commissioned to design the Museum building in 1909. Wittet had collaborated with John Begg in the construction of the General Post Office building. His other works in Bombay include the Court of Small Causes and the magnificent Gateway of India.

The museum houses rare and ancient exhibits of Indian history as well as objects from foreign lands. It has also Indus Valley Civilization artefacts, relics from ancient India from the time of the Guptas and examples of Mauryan art.

26. Dhubela

Dhubela Museum is a museum located in an old fort, on the Jhansi-Khajuraho road, in Chhatarpur District, Madhya Pradesh, India.
The museum houses a wide range of sculptures of the Shakti cult. It also displays different sections on garments, weapons and paintings of the Bundela kings.

Dhubela Museum is 65 km from Khajuraho. The place can be reached from Khajuraho Bus Station.

27. Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya

The Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya (Gandhi Memorial Institution) is a museum and public service institution dedicated to preserve the work and memory and commemorate the life of Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi. It is located in Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat, as well as in the state of West Bengal. The museum complex in Ahmedabad is located on the banks of River Sabarmati and has been designed by the renowned architect Charles Correa in 1964.

28. Government Museum

Government Museum, established in 1851, is located in Egmore, Chennai, South India. The Museum complex consisting of six buildings and 46 galleries covers an area of around 16.25 acres (66,000 m²) of land. The objects displayed in the museum cover a variety of artifacts and objects covering diverse fields including archeology, numismatics, zoology, natural history, sculptures, palm-leaf manuscripts and Amravati paintings.

29. Jorasanko Thakur Bari
Jorasanko Thakur Bari, now Rabindra Bharati University
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.

Background
It was built in the 18th century by Prince Dwarkanath Tagore (Rabindranath Tagore's grandfather). Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) was born here.

Tagore Museum
The house is has been restored to reflect the way the household looked when the Tagore family lived in it and currently serves as the Tagore museum for Kolkata. The museum offers details about the history of the Tagore family including its involvement with the Bengal Renaissance and the Brahmo Samaj.

Visits and programmes

A visit to Jorasanko Thakur Bari is always an exhilarating experience. Apart from the heritage routine, Rabindra Bharati University organizes regular cultural programmes on the poet’s birthday, Panchise Baisakh, when thousands flock to Jorasanko Thakur Bari, and on other occasions, such as his death anniversary, Baishe Shravan. It also organises a festival of arts, Aban Mela.

30. Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum

Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum is a museum housed within the Maharaja's palace (the Lakshmi Vilas Palace) in Vadodara, India.

Overview

The building was constructed as a school for the Maharaja's children. Today a large number of works of art belonging to the Royal family have been displayed in the museum. The museum contains the large number of works of art collected by Maharaja Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad III during his numerous visits out of India. The major works of art in this museum are the large number of paintings by European and Indian artists. The most remarkable of these is the fabulous collection of the paintings of Raja Ravi Varma, who was specially commissioned by the then Maharaja of Baroda. The collection includes portraits of the Royal family in addition to the paintings based on Hindu mythology for which Raja Ravi Varma was famous.
There is a beautiful collection of sculptures in marble and bronze. These include copies of great masters in bronze commissioned by the Maharaja and also originals by renowned artists. One of the artists commissioned by the Maharaja was an Italian artist Fellicci whose works adorn not only the Museum but also the Lakshmi Vilas Palace. Some of Fellici's works can be seen in the Public Park ( Sayaji Garden also known as Kamati Baug by the locals).

The museum has an oriental gallery which houses Japanese and Chinese sculptures and other works collected by the Maharaja in his visits to these countries.

31. Malda Museum

Malda Museum is an archaeological museum under the West Bengal Directorate of Archaeology, situated on the Bandh Road of Malda Town.
The museum took off initially as a collection of historic artifacts found within the district within the premises of the District Library. It was then shifted to a new adjacent building of its own and granted the status of a museum in its own right under the State Directorate of Archaeology.

Though Malda Town itself came up only in the times of British colonial rule, the region had been the seat of power of Bengal since the 7th century A.D. till the late 16th century when the nearby Gour and Pandua served as the capital cities of the entire Bengal region. The museum, renovated and revamped recently, showcases the archaeological, anthropological, and historical heritage of the region. The museum has a number of fine specimens of sculptures, figurines, calligraphic inscription tablets, terracotta plaques and other artifacts that represent more than 1500 years of history and heritage .

32. Nehru Museum of Science and Technology

The ground floor of Hijli Shaheed Bhawan houses the 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 . The imposing building, bearing resemblance to the Byzantine style of architecture, was used by the British rulers of India to detain the freedom fighters during the 1930s. Although there were few other detention camps around the country in those days, the Hijli detention camp was the only one to witness the martyrdom of two detainees by police firing within jail compound. In fact, the incident led to strong protest, to register their indignation by prominent national figures like Rabindranath Tagore, Subhash Chandra Bose and many others. Soon after independence, the building was used to house the first IIT of the country (Known as Higher Technical Institute initially). Thus the Nehru Museum of Science & Technology started its journey from such a building, which holds significant National Historical Importance.
The museum has many indoor exhibits which include technical models collected from various institutes and organisations across India. The park outside the museum contains 14 open-air demonstrations and outdoor exhibits including a hunter plane, and a steam engine. The museum has an archive room showcasing documents relating to history of the institute and Midnapore district.

Aims and objectives : The museum was established to serve the following mandates.

33. Mani Bhavan

Mani Bhavan, located at # 19, Laburnum Road in the Gamdevi precinct of downtown Mumbai, acted as the focal point of Gandhi's political activities in Mumbai between 1917 and 1934.
The mansion belonged to Revashankar Jagjeevan Jhaveri and the Mani family prior to that, Gandhi's friend and host in Mumbai during this period. It was from Mani Bhavan that Gandhi initiated the Non-Cooperation, Satyagraha, Swadeshi, Khadi and Khilafat movements. In 1955, the building was taken over by the Gandhi Smarak Nidhi in order to maintain it as a memorial to Gandhi, to his frequent stays, and to the political activities he initiated from there.
Gandhi's association with the charkha (Hindi: Spinning Wheel) began in 1917, while he was staying at Mani Bhavan.
Mani Bhavan is also closely associated with Gandhi's involvement in the Home Rule Movement, as well as his decision to abstinence from drinking cow's milking in order to protest the cruel and inhuman practice of phookan meted out to milch cattle common during that period.

34. Patna Museum

Patna Museum was built by the British during the British Raj in the year 1917 to house the historical artefacts found in the vicinity of Patna. It is built in the style of Mughal and Rajput architecture. It is called the Jadu Ghar by locals.
It is a multi-purpose museum. The items on display include archaeological objects, coins, art objects, paintings, instruments, textiles, paintings, thankas, bronze images and sculptures and terracotta images of Hindu and Buddhist artists.
It has a rare collection of paintings of British period depicting day to day life and a fine collection related to the first President of India, Dr Rajendra Prasad.
The fossil of a tree said to be more than 200 million years old is on display at the museum.
Also on display is a casket unearthed at the Relic Stupa of Vaishali, which is said to contain the sacred ashes (relics) of Buddha.

Didarganj Yakshi is the most prized collection of this museum.

35. 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. The Museum exhibits rare articles and documents of history.It is located at Barisha in Kolkata.The Institution caters to the needs of researchers doing studies on Kolkata and the Sabarna Roy Choudhury family. The Institution also provides a reading room. Hundreds of students and visitors throng the premise of the family museum to quench their thirst for more knowledge on Kolkata. This unique family museum possess some of the most rarest documents and articles which includes a huge earthen rice pot dating 1840 with a capasity of holding 240 kg of grain, metal Hookah dated circa 1878, a metal candle stand dated circa 1795, grinding wheels dated 1845.
It also displays the historic Judgement of the Hon’ble Kolkata High Court regarding the Kolkata Birthday Case and the Expert Committee Report on the matter. The Judgement clearly states that Job Charnock was not the founder of Calcutta (Kolkata) nor 24th August is the city’s birthday. Kolkata was an important trade and religious centre from much before the arrival of Job Charnock. Sabarna Prithivi

This is the only such family museum in Kolkata

36. Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum

Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum VITM (VITM) is a museum in Bangalore, India. Its management comes under the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), Government of India.
The museum was instituted as part of the centenary celebrations of the engineer-statesman Sir M. Visvesvaraya (1861–1962). It was handed over to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in 1962. In 1978 when National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) was formed, Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum became its southern head quarters. The Council has a chain of 28 centers spread all over India. The objective of the Council is to popularize science through interactive exhibits.
Each floor of this museum is dedicated to a scientific discipline. The 'Engine Hall' exhibits engines of various automobiles, machines used in industry, a jet aircraft engine, and other mechanical devices. The predictability and precision of mechanics is demonstrated by the rolling balls that travel endlessly within metal tracks without an external power source. The 'Electro Technic Gallery' contains interactive electrical exhibits which work on the basic principles of electricity, electronics and communication. The 'Fun Science gallery' exhibits the sciences of sound, optics, fluids and perception. The 'Space Gallery' is about rocket science and the history of space exploration. Biotechnology hall has exhibits on basics of Biotechnology and its applications. The 'Dinosaur alive' has a moving replica of a Spinosaurus. The 'BEL Hall of Electronics' has interesting exhibits on Electronics. 3D films are screened regularly in the 3D theatre. The museum also conducts a mini-planetarium show called 'Taramandal' at regular intervals.This is the only museum in the world other than the Smithsonian Institutions in the US, to have a full scale replica of the 1903 flyer of Wright brothers.
A new gallery named " Science for Children" is opened to the visitors from 30th of April 2007. The gallery houses exhibits that engages children in activities that help them to enjoy science. There is a giant piano over which they can dance to play music. A pin-wall helps the children to make the impression of their body parts on it. There is a virtual game area, where children can play music using virtual instruments. An attractive mural made of coloured beads welcome the visitors to this gallery, which is filled with fun and enjoyment. The museum attracts close to one million visitors a year.

37. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial

The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial is a museum and exhibition centre dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, an Indian independence activist and political leader, at the Moti Shahi Mahal, located in Shahibaug, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The Moti Shahi Mahal is surrounded by the Sardar Open Garden, where peacocks roam free and monkeys reside in the trees. The Sardar Open Air Theatre shows documentary films in the garden on occasion. Before the palace stands a statue of Patel. Four pillars mark the four wings, one floor and central hall of the palace.

History

The Moti Shahi Mahal was constructed in the city of Ahmedabad by Mughal emperor Shahjahan between 1618 and 1622 when he was the suba, or governor, of Gujarat, which was a part of the Mughal Empire. The palace later passed to the control of the British Raj when Ahmedabad was established as a cantonment in the mid-nineteenth century, and used for government purposes. Rabindranath Tagore, the great Bengali poet, writer and philosopher stayed in the palace in 1878, when he was seventeen years old. Following Indian independence, this palace was the Raj Bhavan - official residence of the Governor of Gujarat, from 1960 to 1978. It was endowed by the Government of Gujarat in 1975, upon the centennial birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, to establish a memorial to honour him. The memorial was founded on March 7, 1980.

Patel memorial

The Patel memorial is located on the ground floor, covering the central hall and four adjacent rooms. The central hall is filled with portraits of Patel, his family, friends and colleagues in the Indian freedom struggle. They are in chronological order and with biographical descriptions of periods of his life, and quotes by his colleagues and admirers. Two of the four adjacent rooms house relics of Patel's life, his personal possessions as well as displayed accounts and political cartoons from newspapers of the time. One room is devoted to a particular phase of Patel's work - his comradeship with Mohandas Gandhi in the 1930s, his youth, education and legal career, and his work as India's home minister in integrating princely states into India. In a room to the right of the main entrance into the palace, is where Patel's personal effects are on display. These include his khadi kurta, jacket and dhoti, his shoes, slippers and European-style clothes from his younger days. Also on display is a flag of India as created by the Indian National Congress in 1930-31.

Sardar Sarovar and Gandhi room

The personal effects of Patel on display at the Sardar Patel National Memorial, Ahmedabad. A major room and sub-hall on the ground floor is devoted to the controversial Sardar Sarovar Project - a major dam and hydroelectric power plants project launched in Patel's name in the Narmada river valley, covering the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. The room contains pictures, graphics, books, statistics and other information on the project - from its inception, technical details, construction and present functioning.

In a room connected through the Sardar Sarovar hall, the life and work of Mohandas Gandhi are on display. These include portraits, pictures, quotes, busts, statues and books. Gandhi's close partnership and personal friendship with Patel is an important and recurrent theme throughout the memorial.

Tagore memorial

On the first floor in the right wing of the palace, is the room where Rabindranath Tagore lived during his time at the palace, and it is dedicated to his memory. It is accessed by a staircase and a pathway into the right column. There are numerous portraits, pictures and information on display, and the main room consists of a large statue of Tagore, including paintings to preserve his memory and contributions.

38. Assam State Museum

The Assam State Museum is located in the southern end of Dighalipukhuri tank in the heart of Guwahati city, Assam. It was established 1940 and have a large collection of archaeological and historical objects.The museum remains open 6 days a week with Monday being the holiday.