Indian Museum

The Imperial Museum at Calcutta, sometimes known as the Indian Museum in colonial-era writings, is the world's ninth oldest museum and India's oldest and largest museum. It is located in Central Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Antiques, armor and decorations, fossils, skeletons, mummies, and Mughal art are among the unusual treasures. The Asiatic Society of Bengal was formed in Kolkata, India, in 1814. Nathaniel Wallich, a Danish botanist, was the first curator.

Indian art, archaeology, anthropology, geology, zoology, and economic botany are among the six divisions, each with thirty-five galleries of cultural and scientific items. In the galleries of these parts, many rare and exceptional specimens, both Indian and trans-Indian, relevant to humanities and natural sciences are conserved and presented. The art and archaeology divisions, in particular, house internationally significant collections. It is a self-governing body under the Ministry of Culture of the Indian government. Shri Arijit Dutta Choudhury, the current Director of the Indian Museum, is also the Director-General of NCSM and the Director-General of the National Library.

Location: Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata, West Bengal 700071, India

Website: indianmuseumkolkata.org