List of museums in West Bengal

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This is a list of museums in West Bengal state in eastern India.

Museum nameCityThemeFunding
Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata [1] Kolkata Art
Baker Hostel Kolkata Historical
KMOMA Kolkata Modern ArtThe Museum will be developed under Government of West Bengal
The Asiatic Society Kolkata Social history
Asutosh Museum of Indian Art Kolkata Art & ArchaeologyPart of the University of Calcutta, Indian art with special emphasis on the art of Bengal
Birla Industrial & Technological Museum Kolkata ScienceExhibits include biotechnology, electricity, physics, life science, mathematics, industry and mining, television and transport
Buxa Fort Buxa Historic fort
Gurusaday Museum Kolkata Folk
Indian Museum [2] Kolkata MultipleExhibits include antiques, armour and ornaments, fossils, skeletons, mummies, and Mughal paintings
Jorasanko Thakur Bari Kolkata Historic house
Malda Museum English Bazar History
Marble Palace Kolkata Historic house
Nehru Museum of Science and Technology Kharagpur Science
Netaji Bhawan Kolkata Memorial hall
Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture Kolkata Indian Art and Culture
Sabarna Sangrahashala Kolkata Biographic
Science City Kolkata Kolkata Science
State Archaeological Museum Kolkata ArchaeologyGovt of West Bengal
Rabindra Museum MungpooHistory
Victoria Memorial (India) Kolkata Memorial hall
North Bengal Science CentreSiliguriScienceFunctioning under NCSM, Ministry of Culture,Govt. of India.
South Bengal Museum Diamond Harbour
Bishnupur MuseumBishnupur BankuraArchaeology
Acharya Satyendra Nath Bose Smriti Sangrahashala Kolkata Memorial / Science This museum is funded and maintained by Bangiya Bijnan Parishad

See also

References

  1. "Academy of Fine Arts". kolkata.org.uk (website). Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  2. "Indian Museum offers feast to fans of natural history". The Hindu. 2018-05-09. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2025-06-13.