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This is a list of notable museums in India by state and union territory:
| Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bapu Museum | Vijayawada | Andhra Pradesh | 1887 |
| Chandavaram Buddhist site | Chandavaram, Prakasam district | Andhra Pradesh | 1980 |
| Bhagwan Mahavir Government Museum | Kadapa | Andhra Pradesh | 1982 |
| Telugu Samskruthika Niketanam | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | 2015 |
| Victory at Sea War memorial | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | 1971 |
| Kursura Submarine Museum | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | 2002 |
| TU 142 Aircraft Museum | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | 2017 |
| Visakha Museum | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | 1991 |
| Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jawaharlal Nehru Museum | Itanagar | Arunachal Pradesh | 1980 |
| Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shankardev Kalakshetra | Guwahati | Assam | 2024 |
| Assam State Museum | Guwahati | Assam | 1940 |
| Mayong Central Museum and Emporium | Mayong | Assam | 2002 |
| Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhartiya Nritya Kala Mandir | Patna | Bihar | 1963 |
| Bihar Museum | Patna | Bihar | 2015 |
| Jalan Museum | Patna | Bihar | 1919 |
| Patna Museum | Patna | Bihar | 1917 |
| Chandradhari Museum | Darbhanga | Bihar | 1957 |
| Rajendra Smriti Sangrahalaya | Patna | Bihar | 1963 |
| Shrikrishna Science Centre | Patna | Bihar | 1978 |
| Gandhi Sangrahalaya | Patna | Bihar | 1967 |
| Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Museum and Art Gallery | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 1968 |
| Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goa Chitra Museum | Benaulim | Goa | 2010 |
| Big Foot Museum | Loutolim | Goa | |
| Ashvek Vintage World | Nuvem | Goa | 2004 |
| Archaeological Museum and Portrait Gallery | Old Goa | Goa | |
| Museum of Christian Art | Old Goa | Goa | |
| Goa Science Centre | Panaji | Goa | |
| Goa State Museum | Panaji | Goa | 1977 |
| Museum of Goa | Pilerne | Goa | 2015 |
| Naval Aviation Museum (India) | Vasco da Gama | Goa | 1998 |
| Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jahaj Kothi Zonal Museum | Hisar | Haryana | |
| Rewari Railway Heritage Museum | Rewari | Haryana | 2002 |
| Dharohar Museum | Kurukshetra | Haryana | |
| Heritage Transport Museum | Taoru | Haryana | 2013 |
| Rakhigarhi Indus Valley Civilisation Museum | Rakhigarhi | Haryana |
| Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shivalik Fossil Park | Sirmaur | Himachal Pradesh | |
| Library of Tibetan Works and Archives | Dharamsala | Himachal Pradesh |
| Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dogra Art Museum | Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir | 1954 |
| SPS Museum | Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | 1898 |
| Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranchi Science Centre | Ranchi | Jharkhand | |
| State Museum Hotwar | Ranchi | Jharkhand |
| Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munshi Aziz Bhat Museum of Central Asian and Kargil Trade Artefacts | Kargil | Ladakh | 2004 |
| Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizoram State Museum | Aizawl | Mizoram |
| Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nagaland State Museum | Kohima | Nagaland | 1970 |
| Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odisha State Museum | Bhubaneshwar | Odisha | 1932 |
| Tribal Research Institute Museum | Bhubaneshwar | Odisha | |
| Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneshwar | Odisha |
| Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pondicherry Museum | Puducherry | Puducherry |
| Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virasat-e-Khalsa | Anandpur Sahib | Punjab | 2011 |
| National Institute of Sports | Patiala | Punjab | |
| Sanghol Museum | Sanghol | Punjab | |
| Partition Museum | Amritsar | Punjab | 2017 |
| Sikh Ajaibghar | Balongi | Punjab | |
| Gobindgarh Fort | Amritsar | Punjab |
| Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namgyal Institute of Tibetology | Gangtok | Sikkim |
| Name | City/Town | State/Territory | Year Established |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tripura State Museum | Agartala | Tripura | 1970 |
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