Indian Museum

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Inner courtyard of the museum

The Indian Museum ( Bengali ভারতীয় সংগ্রহালয় Bhāratīẏa saṃgrahālaẏa ) is the largest museum in the Indian metropolis of Kolkata and - ahead of the National Museum New Delhi - the largest museum in the country. It has rare archaeological finds from different periods of Indian history. It also has an extensive collection of antiques, weapons, ornaments, fossils, skeletons, mummies and paintings. The museum is one of the oldest continuously existing museums in the world. The museum is managed by the Indian Ministry of Culture.

location

The museum is located on Park Street in central Kolkata across from the Maidan between Esplanade and Park Street metro stations .

history

The museum was founded in 1814 by the Danish botanist Nathaniel Wallich as part of the Asiatic Society near Calcutta, in Serampore . The present museum building was built in 1875

Departments

Coin Gallery

The museum is divided into 6 sections :

  • Archeology Section
  • Art Section
  • Anthropology Section
  • Geological Section
  • Zoological Section
  • Botany Section
  • Latest Images

gallery

The remains of the stone fences ( vedikas ) of the stupas of Bharhut and Mathura are among the museum's greatest treasures .

  • Stone fence from Bharhut - Stupa

  • Guardian of Bharhut

  • Salabhanjika from Bharhut

  • Statues of the Stupa of Mathura

  • Yakshi from Mathura

  • Buddha from Bihar with mudra of touching the earth

Web links

Commons : Indian Museum, Kolkata  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 22 ° 33 '28.7 "  N , 88 ° 21' 4.3"  E