List of museums in India

This is a list of notable museums in India by state and union territory:

List
 Andhra Pradesh 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Bapu Museum Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh 1887  Chandavaram Buddhist site Chandavaram, Prakasam district Andhra Pradesh 1980 Bhagwan Mahavir Government Museum Kadapa Andhra Pradesh 1982 Telugu Samskruthika Niketanam Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh 2015 Victory at Sea War memorial  Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh 1971 Kursura Submarine Museum Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh 2002 TU 142 Aircraft Museum Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh 2017 Visakha Museum Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh 1991

 Arunachal Pradesh 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Jawaharlal Nehru Museum Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh 1980

 Assam 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Shankardev Kalakshetra Guwahati Assam 2024 Assam State Museum Guwahati Assam 1940 Mayong Central Museum and Emporium Mayong Assam 2002

 Bihar 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Bhartiya Nritya Kala Mandir Patna Bihar 1963 Bihar Museum Patna Bihar 2015 Jalan Museum Patna Bihar 1919 Patna Museum Patna Bihar 1917 Chandradhari Museum Darbhanga Bihar 1957 Rajendra Smriti Sangrahalaya Patna Bihar 1963 Shrikrishna Science Centre Patna Bihar 1978 Gandhi Sangrahalaya Patna Bihar 1967

 Chandigarh 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Government Museum and Art Gallery Chandigarh Chandigarh 1968

 Chhattisgarh 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Mahant Ghasidas Memorial Museum, Raipur Raipur Chhattisgarh 1875

 Goa 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Goa Chitra Museum Benaulim Goa 2010 Big Foot Museum Loutolim Goa Ashvek Vintage World Nuvem Goa 2004 Archaeological Museum and Portrait Gallery Old Goa Goa Museum of Christian Art Old Goa Goa Goa Science Centre Panaji Goa Goa State Museum Panaji Goa 1977 Museum of Goa Pilerne Goa 2015 Naval Aviation Museum (India) Vasco da Gama Goa 1998

 Gujarat 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Calico Museum of Textiles Ahmedabad Gujarat 1949 Conflictorium Ahmedabad Gujarat 2013 Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya Ahmedabad Gujarat Gujarat Science City Ahmedabad Gujarat Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum Ahmedabad Gujarat 1984 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial Ahmedabad Gujarat 1980 Sanskar Kendra Ahmedabad Gujarat 1954 Swaminarayan Museum Ahmedabad Gujarat 2011 Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery Vadodara Gujarat 1894 Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum Vadodara Gujarat Kirti Mandir Porbandar Gujarat Watson Museum Rajkot Gujarat 1888 Kaba Gandhi No Delo Rajkot Gujarat Kutch Museum Bhuj Gujarat 1877 Aina Mahal Bhuj Gujarat Prag Mahal Bhuj Gujarat Smritivan Earthquake Memorial and Museum Bhuj Gujarat 2022 Saraswati Mandir Surat Gujarat Science Centre, Surat Surat Gujarat Shristhal Sangrahalay Siddhpur Gujarat 2017

 Haryana 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Jahaj Kothi Zonal Museum Hisar Haryana Rewari Railway Heritage Museum Rewari Haryana 2002 Dharohar Museum Kurukshetra Haryana Heritage Transport Museum Taoru Haryana 2013 Rakhigarhi Indus Valley Civilisation Museum Rakhigarhi Haryana

 Himachal Pradesh 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Shivalik Fossil Park Sirmaur Himachal Pradesh Library of Tibetan Works and Archives Dharamsala Himachal Pradesh

 Jammu & Kashmir 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Dogra Art Museum Jammu Jammu and Kashmir 1954 SPS Museum Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir 1898

 Jharkhand 

+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Ranchi Science Centre Ranchi Jharkhand State Museum Hotwar Ranchi Jharkhand Tribal Research Institute and Museum Ranchi Jharkhand Sanskriti Museum & Art Gallery Hazaribagh Jharkhand

 Karnataka 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Archaeological Museum, Vijayapura Bijapur 1892 Government Museum, Bengaluru Bengaluru Karnataka 1864 National Gallery of Modern Art, Bangalore Bengaluru Karnataka 2009 Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum Bengaluru Karnataka 1962 Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath Bengaluru Karnataka 1960 HAL Aerospace Museum Bengaluru Karnataka Venkatappa Art Gallery Bengaluru Karnataka Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) Bengaluru Karnataka 2015 Aloyseum Mangalore Karnataka 1913 Srimanthi Bhai Memorial Government Museum Mangalore Karnataka 1960 Manjusha Museum Dharmasthala Karnataka 1989 Regional Museum of Natural History Mysuru Karnataka 1995 Railway Museum, Mysore Mysuru Karnataka Folklore Museum Mysuru Karnataka

 Kerala 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Archaeological Museum, Thrissur Thrissur Kerala Mural Art Museum Thrissur Kerala Vallathol Museum Thrissur Kerala Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda Museum Thrissur Kerala Indo-Portuguese Museum Kochi Kerala 1910 Kerala Soil Museum Thiruvananthapuram Kerala Arakkal Museum Ayikkara Kerala Teak Museum Nilambur Kerala 8 Point Art Cafe Kollam Kerala Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum Kollam Kerala Pazhassi Raja Archaeological Museum Kozhikode Kerala 1976 Krishnapuram Palace Kayamkulam Kerala Indian Business Museum Kozhikode Kerala Museum of Kerala History Kochi Kerala Napier Museum Thiruvananthapuram Kerala 1857 Keralam - Museum of History and Heritage Thiruvananthapuram Kerala Kerala Science and Technology Museum Thiruvananthapuram Kerala Wayanad Heritage Museum Ambalavayal Kerala Hill Palace Thrippunithura Kerala Revi Karunakaran Memorial Museum, Alappuzha Kerala

 Ladakh 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Munshi Aziz Bhat Museum of Central Asian and Kargil Trade Artefacts Kargil Ladakh 2004

 Madhya Pradesh 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Indore Museum Indore Madhya Pradesh 1929 Bharat Bhavan Bhopal Madhya Pradesh 1982 Museum of Mankind(Manav Sangrahalaya) Bhopal Madhya Pradesh 1977 State Museum, Bhopal Bhopal Madhya Pradesh 1903 Tribal Museum Bhopal Bhopal Madhya Pradesh 2013 Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhopal Bhopal Madhya Pradesh 1997 Regional Science Centre, Bhopal Bhopal Madhya Pradesh 1995 Maharaja Chhatrasal Museum Dhubela Madhya Pradesh Gujari Mahal Archaeological Museum Gwalior Madhya Pradesh Sanchi Archaeological Museum Sanchi Madhya Pradesh 1919 Vidisha Museum Vidisha Madhya Pradesh

 Maharashtra 

+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Bhau Daji Lad Museum Mumbai Maharashtra 1872 National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai Mumbai Maharashtra 1996 Mani Bhavan Mumbai Maharashtra Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya Mumbai Maharashtra 1922 Nehru Science Centre Mumbai Maharashtra Cowasji Jehangir Hall Mumbai Maharashtra 1996  Mumbai Maharashtra 1943 Nagpur Central Museum Nagpur Maharashtra 1863 Ballard Bunder Gatehouse Mumbai Maharashtra 1920 Piramal Museum of Art  Mumbai Maharashtra 2016 Joshi's Museum of Miniature Railway Pune Maharashtra Mahatma Phule Museum Pune Maharashtra Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum Pune Maharashtra Antarang – Sex Health Information Art Gallery Mumbai Maharashtra Cavalry Tank Museum, Ahmednagar Ahmednagar Maharashtra Indian Institute for Research in Numismatic Studies Nashik Maharashtra Siddhagiri Gramjivan Museum (Kaneri Math) Kolhapur Maharashtra Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum of Indian History Pune Maharashtra Raman Science Centre Nagpur Maharashtra Shree Chhatrapati Shahu Museum Kolhapur Maharashtra Sarmaya Arts Foundation Mumbai Maharashtra 2015 Pragati Aerospace Museum Ozar Maharashtra 2001

 Manipur 


+ Name City/Town District Year Established Archaeological Museum, Kangla Imphal Imphal West District 2017 Hijagang Imphal Imphal West District 2013 Imphal Peace Museum Imphal Imphal West District 2019 Indian National Army War Museum (INA War Museum) Moirang Bishnupur district 1985 Kangla Memento Museum Imphal Imphal West District 2018 Kangla Museum Imphal Imphal West District Loktak Folklore Museum Thanga Bishnupur district 2016 Manipur State Museum Imphal Imphal West District 1969 Sekta Archaeological Living Museum Sekta Imphal East district 1991

 Mizoram 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Mizoram State Museum Aizawl Mizoram

 Nagaland 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Nagaland State Museum Kohima Nagaland 1970

 Delhi 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established National Museum Delhi National Capital Territory of Delhi 1949 Sanskriti Kendra Museum Delhi National Capital Territory of Delhi National Science Centre Delhi National Capital Territory of Delhi National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum Delhi National Capital Territory of Delhi Kiran Nadar Museum of Art  National Capital Territory of Delhi Delhi 2010 Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum Delhi National Capital Territory of Delhi Indian Air Force Museum, Palam Delhi National Capital Territory of Delhi Madame Tussauds Delhi Delhi National Capital Territory of Delhi National Museum of Natural History Delhi National Capital Territory of Delhi National Rail Museum Delhi National Capital Territory of Delhi 1977 National Gallery of Modern Art Delhi National Capital Territory of Delhi 1954 Teen Murti Bhavan Delhi National Capital Territory of Delhi 1930 Gandhi Smriti Delhi National Capital Territory of Delhi Nehru Memorial Museum & Library Delhi National Capital Territory of Delhi Parliament Museum Delhi National Capital Territory of Delhi National Gandhi Museum Delhi National Capital Territory of Delhi Sulabh International Museum of Toilets Delhi National Capital Territory of Delhi Shankar's International Dolls Museum Delhi National Capital Territory of Delhi Red Fort Archaeological Museum Delhi National Capital Territory of Delhi Kiran Nadar Museum of Art Delhi National Capital Territory of Delhi 2010

 Odisha 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Odisha State Museum Bhubaneshwar Odisha 1932 Tribal Research Institute Museum Bhubaneshwar Odisha Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhubaneswar Bhubaneshwar Odisha

 Puducherry 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Pondicherry Museum Puducherry Puducherry

 Punjab 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Virasat-e-Khalsa Anandpur Sahib Punjab 2011 National Institute of Sports Patiala Punjab Sanghol Museum Sanghol Punjab Partition Museum Amritsar Punjab 2017 Sikh AjaibgharBalongi Punjab Gobindgarh Fort Amritsar Punjab

 Rajasthan 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Jawahar Kala Kendra Jaipur Rajasthan Albert Hall Museum Jaipur Rajasthan 1887 City Palace, Jaipur Jaipur Rajasthan City Palace, Udaipur Udaipur Rajasthan Umaid Bhawan Palace Jodhpur Rajasthan Jaisalmer War Museum Jaisalmer Rajasthan Vintage and Classic Car Museum Udaipur Rajasthan 2000 Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural History Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan 2007 Sardar Government Museum Jodhpur Rajasthan 1936

 Sikkim 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Namgyal Institute of Tibetology Gangtok Sikkim

 Tamil Nadu 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Chennai Railway Museum Chennai Tamil Nadu 2002 Government Museum, Chennai Chennai Tamil Nadu 1851 Vivekanandar Illam Chennai Tamil Nadu Gandhi Memorial Museum Madurai Tamil Nadu Gass Forest Museum Coimbatore Tamil Nadu Saraswathi Mahal Library Thanjavur Tamil Nadu Government Museum Cuddalore Tamil Nadu Government Museum, Karur Karur Tamil Nadu Government Museum, Pudukkottai Pudukkottai Tamil Nadu Government Museum, Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu Railway Heritage Centre Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu Mahakavi Bharathi Memorial Library Erode Tamil Nadu

 Telangana 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Alampur Museum Alampur Telangana Birla Science Museum Hyderabad Telangana City Museum Hyderabad Telangana District Archaeological Museum, Nizamabad Nizamabad 2001 Jagdish and Kamla Mittal Museum of Indian Art Hyderabad Telangana 1976 Nizam Museum Hyderabad Telangana 2000 Khazana Building Museum  Hyderabad Telangana Salar Jung Museum Hyderabad Telangana 1951 Telangana State Archaeology Museum Hyderabad Telangana 1930 Warangal Museum Warangal Telangana

 Tripura 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Tripura State Museum Agartala Tripura 1970

 Uttar Pradesh 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established State Museum, Lucknow Lucknow Uttar Pradesh 1863 Allahabad Museum Allahabad Uttar Pradesh 1931 Kanpur Sangrahalaya Kanpur Uttar Pradesh 1999 Government Museum, Mathura Mathura Uttar Pradesh 1874 Musa Dakri Museum Aligarh Sarnath Museum Sarnath Uttar Pradesh 1910 Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal and Green Garden Noida Uttar Pradesh Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences Aligarh Uttar Pradesh Swaraj Bhavan (old Anand Bhavan) Allahabad Uttar Pradesh

 West Bengal 
+ Name City/Town State/Territory Year Established Indian Museum Kolkata West Bengal 1814 Victoria Memorial Kolkata West Bengal 1921 Asutosh Museum of Indian Art Kolkata West Bengal State Archaeological Gallery Kolkata West Bengal 1962 Sabarna Sangrahashala Kolkata West Bengal Kolkata Museum of Modern Art Kolkata West Bengal Gurusaday Museum Kolkata West Bengal 1961 Marble Palace Kolkata West Bengal Metcalfe Hall Kolkata West Bengal Kolkata Town Hall Kolkata West Bengal Fort William Kolkata West Bengal Jorasanko Thakur Bari Kolkata West Bengal Academy of Fine Arts Kolkata West Bengal Kolkata Rail Museum Kolkata West Bengal Currency Building Kolkata West Bengal Mother's Wax Museum Kolkata West Bengal Asutosh Museum of Indian Art Kolkata West Bengal Fanattic Sports Museum Kolkata West Bengal Malda Museum Malda West Bengal Rabindra Museum Mungpoo West Bengal Hazarduari Palace Museum Murshidabad West Bengal

References

Further reading
 Gupta, S. P., and Krishna Lal. 1974. Tourism, Museums, and Monuments in India. Delhi: Oriental Publishers.