Indian Museum

Local nameভারতীয় জাদুঘর
LocationHowrah district, India

The Indian Museum in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, also referred to as the Imperial Museum at Calcutta in colonial-era texts, is the ninth oldest museum of the world, oldest museum in India and the largest museum in India. It has rare collections of antiques, armour and ornaments, fossils, skeletons, mummies and Mughal paintings. It was founded by the Asiatic Society of Bengal in Kolkata, India, in 1814. The founder curator was Nathaniel Wallich, a Danish botanist.

It has six sections comprising thirty five galleries of cultural and scientific artifacts namely Indian art, archaeology, anthropology, geology, zoology and economic botany. Many rare and unique specimens, both Indian and trans-Indian, relating to humanities and natural sciences, are preserved and displayed in the galleries of these sections. In particular the art and archaeology sections hold collections of international importance.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Museum,_Kolkata

Official Website http://www.indianmuseumkolkata.org/

Phone +91 33 2249 9902

Address 27 Jawaharlal Nehru Rd Calcutta, West Bengal, India

Coordinates 22°33'27.815" N 88°21'3.567" E

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