The foundation stone for the Indian Museum in Kolkata was placed in 1814, making it the 9th ancient museum in the world and also the biggest museum in India. There are displays of some of the best artefacts available, such as armour, fossils, skeletons, antiquities, jewellery, Egyptian mummies, modern artworks, and Mughal-era paintings.
A collection of sculptures and coins from the second century AD is one of the most unusual collections in the Indian Museum. Architectural remnants from Bodhgaya are on show in a separate gallery, together with sculptures from the Gandhara School of Art. JaaduGhar is the nickname for the museum.
All history enthusiasts should visit museums. A total of 35 galleries makes up the Indian Museum, which are split into categories:art,anthropology, archaeology, zoology,economic botany and geology. The museum’s 200th birthday was commemorated in February 2014.
The Indian Museum’s collection is divided into six categories and contains some of the greatest and rarest collections. Ancient Indus Valley artefacts,Egyptian mummies, fossils, sculptures, jewellery, and much more can be found in the collections.
This category includes the galleries Bharhut Gallery,Pre and Protohistoric Gallery, Gandhara Gallery, Main Entrance Gallery, Bronze Gallery, Minor Art Gallery,Coin Gallery, Long Archaeology Galleryand Egyptian Gallery among others.
The galleries in the “art” category showcase textile and ornamental arts as well as paintings from all over the world. This category includes the South East Asian Gallery, the Mughal Painting Gallery, the Bengal Painting Gallery, and the Decorative Art and Textile Gallery.
Under the Anthropology Section are the galleries for masks, cultural anthropology, palaeoanthropology, and musical instruments.
It includes the Siwalik Gallery, the Invertebrate Gallery of Fossil, the Rock & Mineral Gallery, and the Earth and Gem section along with the Meteoroid Gallery.
The materials included under the Botany category are the most thorough of all and provide details on Indian flora and vegetation, including lumber from India, food and beverage goods, pharmaceuticals, vegetable fibres, oil and oilseeds, and a range of crops that are widely grown in India.
Under the heading of “zoology,” there are several galleries, including the “fish gallery,” “amphibia and reptile gallery,” “bird gallery,” “mammal gallery,” and “ecology gallery.”
Current management of the zoological and anthropological sections is provided by the Zoological Survey of India.
The Indian Museum is conveniently and affordably accessible by the metro because of its strategic placement in the heart of Kolkata. Numerous buses and minibuses stop just outside the museum as well. Before getting off the bus at the Lindsay Street stop, inquire.
The metro station closest to the place is Park Street Metro Station.Leave through the northern gate and continue travelling north. Between Lindsay and Sudder streets is where you’ll find the museum.
To get here, an alternative is to use a taxi or cab service (such as Ola, Uber, etc.). People searching for a laid-back vacation experience while visiting all the city’s top tourist attractions can also get a taxi from one of Kolkata’s top automobile rental firms.
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