3 cities · 3 museums
Best Museums in India
Independent visitor guides with admission, hours, and collection highlights.
Quick answer
World Museum Guide covers 3 museums in India across 3cities — including Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Indian Museum, National Museum, New Delhi — with admission prices, opening hours, and highlights for each. Check each guide for current prices and free days.
Planning your visit
How many museums are in India?
World Museum Guide covers 3 museums in India .
What are the best museums in India?
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Indian Museum, National Museum, New Delhi.
Are museums in India free?
Admission varies — see individual museum pages for prices and free days.
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Mumbai
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
Formerly the Prince of Wales Museum — Mumbai's premier museum in an Indo-Saracenic building near the Gateway of India, with Indian miniature paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts.
Kolkata
Indian Museum
Founded in 1814 by the Asiatic Society of Bengal, the Indian Museum in Kolkata is the oldest museum in India and one of the oldest in the world. Its grand colonnaded building on Chowringhee Road has been Kolkata's principal repository of art, archaeology, and natural history for over two centuries.
New Delhi
National Museum, New Delhi
The National Museum in New Delhi was established in 1949 and holds over 200,000 works spanning 5,000 years of Indian history — from the Indus Valley Civilisation to contemporary art. It is India's premier museum on Janpath, near India Gate.