List of museums in Madhya Pradesh

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This is a list of museums in Madhya Pradesh state in central India.

Museum NameCityTypeNotes
Bharat Bhavan Bhopal ArtModern art gallery; Auditoriums; ceramics workshop; digital art workshop
Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (Museum of Mankind) [1] Bhopal AnthropologyTraditional houses from different geographical locations and landscapes of India - Himalayan, desert, coastal, North-east indian (Nagaland huts are popular)
Tribal Museum Bhopal Bhopal Artart and craft exhibits of tribes of Madhya Pradesh
State Museum [2] [3] Bhopal HistoryContains very rare artefacts, like Panchmukhi Ganesha, 84 Jain bronze icons from Dhar, etc.
Regional Science Centre, Bhopal Bhopal ScienceLocated about 1 kilometer from Museum of Mankind (Manav Sangrahalaya)
Regional Museum of Natural History Bhopal HistoryNatural history of Central India; fossils; replicas of dinosaurs.
Remember Bhopal Museum [4] Bhopal Industrial disasterCommemorates the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy
Golghar Museum Bhopal HistoryIt showcases a variety of arts, handicraft and social life from the Nawab-era princely state of Bhopal
Birla Museum Bhopal HistoryLocated in the Birla Mandir complex.
Vidisha Museum Vidisha Historyarchaeological collection of Vidisha district
Sanchi Archaeological Museum Sanchi Historyarchaeological collection of Sanchi region; remains of stupas, Ashoka's pillars, etc.
Maharaja Chhatrasal Museum Dhubela, near Chhatarpur History
Rani Durgawati Museum [5] Jabalpur History
Central Museum [6] Indore History

See also

Notes

  1. http://igrms.gov.in/ Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya Museum
  2. "State Archaeological Museum Bhopal (Entry Fee, Timings, History, Images, Location & Entry ticket cost price) - Bhopal Tourism 2023".
  3. "Museums in Central Zone". Directorate of Arcaheology, Archives & Museums, Government of Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  4. "Remember Bhopal". Remember Bhopal. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  5. "Museums in East Zone". Directorate of Arcaheology, Archives & Museums, Government of Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  6. "Museums in West Zone". Directorate of Arcaheology, Archives & Museums, Government of Madhya Pradesh website. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-10.

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