Major Museums of India
Museum Name Location Established Focus Area Type Admin Body
National Museum New Delhi 1949 Art, culture, history & archaeology Government Ministry of Culture
Indian Museum Kolkata, WB 1814 Art, archaeology, anthropology & geology Government Ministry of Culture
CSMVS Museum Mumbai, MH 1922 Art, archaeology & natural history Government Govt. of Maharashtra
Salar Jung Museum Hyderabad, TS 1951 Global artifacts (India, Asia, Europe) Government Ministry of Culture
Victoria Memorial Kolkata, WB 1921 British India art & historical artifacts Government Ministry of Culture
NGMA New Delhi 1954 Modern Indian art & sculptures Government Ministry of Culture
Bharat Kala Bhavan Varanasi, UP 1920 Art, culture, archaeology & manuscripts Government BHU
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Chennai, TN 1851 Art, archaeology, numismatics & zoology Government Govt. of Tamil Nadu
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Albert Hall Museum Jaipur, RJ 1887 Art, crafts & Rajasthani artifacts Government Govt. of Rajasthan
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Calico Museum Ahmedabad, GJ 1949 Indian textiles, costumes & fabrics Non-Govt Sarabhai Foundation
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Patna Museum Patna, BR 1917 Maurya & Gupta period artifacts Government Govt. of Bihar
Dr. Bhau Daji Lad
Mumbai, MH 1872 Decorative arts & industrial history Government MCGM
Museum
Raja Dinkar Kelkar
Pune, MH 1962 Everyday artifacts & Indian culture Non-Govt Autonomous
Museum
Thiruvananthapura
Napier Museum 1855 Art, archaeology & natural history Government Govt. of Kerala
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International Dolls
New Delhi 1965 Global doll collection Non-Govt Children’s Book Trust
Museum
Indira Gandhi Memorial
New Delhi 1985 Life and legacy of Indira Gandhi Government Ministry of Culture
Museum
Tribal Museum Bhopal, MP 2013 Tribal art & culture of Madhya Pradesh Government Govt. of MP
Major Museums of Gujarat – GPSC Ready List
Museum Name Location Est. Focus / Importance Admin Body / Type
Mahatma Gandhi Museum Rajkot 2018 Gandhiji’s life; Alfred High School RMC & Gujarat Tourism
Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya Ahmedabad 1963 Gandhi’s philosophy & freedom movement Trust
Dandi Kutir Museum Gandhinagar 2015 World’s largest museum on a single person (Gandhi) Govt. of Gujarat
Sardar Patel National Memorial Ahmedabad 1980 Life of Sardar Patel; freedom struggle Trust / Govt. of Gujarat
Smritivan Earthquake Museum Bhuj 2022 2001 Kutch earthquake memorial; UNESCO Prix Versailles GSDMA
Lothal Archaeological Museum Lothal 1976 Harappan civilization; dockyard ASI
Sun Temple Museum Modhera — Solanki art & temple history ASI
Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery Vadodara 1894 Indo-Saracenic architecture; royal collections Govt. of Gujarat
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Kite Museum (Patang Museum) Ahmedabad 1985 Kite culture; inside Sanskar Kendra AMC
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Sanskar Kendra Museum Ahmedabad 1954 History & culture of Ahmedabad AMC
L.D. Museum of Indology Ahmedabad 1984 Jain manuscripts; Buddhist sculptures LD Trust
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Calico Museum of Textiles Ahmedabad 1949 World-famous Indian textile collection Sarabhai Foundation
Kutch Museum Bhuj 1877 Oldest museum of Gujarat; inscriptions Govt. of Gujarat
Watson Museum Rajkot 1888 Colonial & princely-state history Govt. of Gujarat
Prabhas Patan Archaeological
Somnath 1951 Sculptures & temple fragments ASI
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Darbar Hall Museum Junagadh — Nawabi-era weapons & artifacts Govt. of Gujarat
Maharaja Fatehsingh Museum Vadodara 1961 Royal art; Raja Ravi Varma paintings Trust
Vadnagar Archaeological Museum Vadnagar 2018 Buddhist–Solanki archaeological finds Govt. of Gujarat
Shreyas Folk Museum Ahmedabad 1984 Rural & tribal folk culture Private
Tribal Museum Chhota Udepur — Tribal life (Bhil, Rathwa, etc.) Govt. of Gujarat
Indroda Dinosaur & Fossil Park Gandhinagar 1979 India’s first dinosaur fossil park GEER Foundation
Amdavad ni Gufa Ahmedabad 1995 Contemporary art & architecture AMC / Private
Sabarkantha District Museum Himmatnagar — Regional archaeology & culture District Administration
GPSC High-Yield Revision Points
• Oldest museum of Gujarat → Kutch Museum (1877)
• Largest Gandhi museum (single person) → Dandi Kutir
• World-class textile museum → Calico Museum
• First Dinosaur Fossil Park of India → Indroda
• Le Corbusier connection → Sanskar Kendra & Kite Museum
• UNESCO Prix Versailles → Smritivan, Bhuj
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