Museums & galleries in India
Detourmap maps 161 museums & galleries worth the detour in India — art, history and science museums. The best known is Sabarmati Ashram. The 150 most notable are listed here; the rest are on the map. Each has a photo and a Wikipedia article.
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Sabarmati Ashram
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Residence of Mahatma Gandhi (1917–1930)
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National Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
National and art museum in New Delhi, India
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Gandhi Smriti
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Museum and death place of Mahatma Gandhi, in New Delhi, India
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Museum in Mumbai, India
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National Gallery of Modern Art
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Premier art gallery under Ministry of Culture, Government of India
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Teen Murti Bhavan
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Former residence of the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, in New Delhi
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Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum of Assamese culture and heritage
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Allahabad Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
National museum in Prayagraj, India
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Saraswathi Mahal Library
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Library in Thanjavur (Tanjore), Tamil Nadu, India
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Government Museum, Chennai
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Museum of human history and culture in India
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Albert Hall Museum
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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Alipore Central Jail
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Former jail converted to museum located in Kolkata
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Sanskar Kendra
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum and architectural site at Ahmedabad, India
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Asiatic Society of Mumbai
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Town hall in Fort, Mumbai.
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Napier Museum
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Art museum, archaeology museum in Kerala, India
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Odisha State Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum of human history and culture in India
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Mirza Ghalib Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum on the life and times of the 19th century Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib
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Sulabh International Museum of Toilets
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
International museum
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Mizoram State Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Ethnographic museum in Mizoram, India
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Odisha Crafts Museum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum on crafts of Indian state of Odisha
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National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in New Delhi, India
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Government Museum, Bengaluru
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Bengaluru, India
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Bharat Bhavan
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Autonomous multi-arts complex and museum in Bhopal, India
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Krishnapuram Palace
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Palace and museum located in Kayamkulam near Alappuzha, India
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Gandhi Memorial Museum
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Memorial museum for Gandhi located in Madurai
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Gurusaday Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Folk arts and crafts museum in Kolkata, India
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Bharat Kala Bhavan
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
University museum located in Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
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Sudha Cars Museum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Automobile museum located in Hyderabad, India
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National Science Centre
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Science museum in Bhairon Road, India
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Oriental Research Institute Mysore
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Research institute in Mysore, India
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Bharatiya Lok Kala Mandal
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Cultural institution based in Udaipur, Rajasthan
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Hill Palace
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Archeological museum, heritage museum in Kochi, India
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Tribal Research Institute Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum of Tribal Arts and Artifacts
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Archaeological Museum and Portrait Gallery
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Archaeological Museum and Portrait Gallery in Old Goa
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Visakha Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Jawaharlal Nehru State Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
State museum at Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India
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Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath College of Fine Arts
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
College affiliated to the University of Bangalore
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Nagpur Central Museum
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
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TU 142 Aircraft Museum
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Aviation museum, transport museum in Pandurangapuram, Visakhapatnam
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SPS Museum
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
A museum in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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National Salt Satyagraha Memorial
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Memorial in Dandi, Gujarat, India
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Birla Industrial & Technological Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Industrial & Technological Museum in Kolkata
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Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Industrial and technological museum in Bangalore
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Birla Planetarium
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Planetarium museum in Chennai, India.
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Pazhassi Raja Archaeological Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Archaeological museum. in East Hill, Kozhikode
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Gujarat Science City
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Science centre located in Hebatpur, Ahmedabad
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Watson Museum
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Collections of precious objects from the princely State of Rajkot
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Wayanad Heritage Museum
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Museum in Ambalavayal, Wayanad district, Kerala, India
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Calico Museum of Textiles
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum of textiles at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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Kaba Gandhi No Delo
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
House where Mohandas K Gandhi's father, Karamchand Uttanchand Gandhi (Kaba Gandhi) resided at Rajkot,
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Warangal Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
A museum in Warangal, Telangana, India
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Eight-Point Gallery Cafe
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Asramam, Kollam
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Swami Vivekananda's Ancestral House & Cultural Centre
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum and cultural centre in Kolkata, West Bengal
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Museum of Santal Culture
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum in West Begal, India
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Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Hidden gem
Rich collection of art, sculpture, ethnography & ethnology
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National Gallery of Modern Art, Bengaluru
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
National and art museum in Bengaluru, India
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Nehru Museum of Science and Technology
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Science and Technology Museum in IIT Kharagpur
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Sabarna Sangrahashala
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum in Kolkata, West Bengal
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Sarat Chandra Kuthi
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
House of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay in Samta, Howrah district
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Rabindra Museum
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Tagore museum in Mungpoo, near Kalimpong, West Bengal, India
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Regional Museum of Natural History Mysore
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Museum of natural history in Karnataka
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Regional Science Centre, Bhopal
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Children's Science museum in Shyamla Hills, Bhopal -
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Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural History
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum of Natural History in Ramsinghpura, Sawai Madhopur
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Koyikkal Palace
Museums & galleries · 17th century · Hidden gem
Art museum, archaeology museum in Kerala, India
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Blades of Glory Cricket Museum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum in Pune, India
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Sanskriti Museum & Art Gallery
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Hazaribagh, India
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Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhopal
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Natural history Museum
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Mysore Sand Sculpture Museum
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
First sand sculpture museum in India
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Nagaland State Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum Bayavü Hill, Kohima, Nagaland
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Zapurza Museum of Art & Culture
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum in Pune district, Maharashtra
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Tribal Museum Bhopal
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum of tribal art in Madhya Pradesh, India
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Raman Science Centre
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Science museum in Nagpur, India
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Ranchi Science Centre
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
A science centre in the state of Jharkhand, India
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Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal and Green Garden
Museums & galleries · Hidden gem
Monument and museum in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhubaneswar
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
A museum in Bhubaneswar, Odisha
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Pune Tribal Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Hidden gem
Tribal Museum in Pune, Maharashtra
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Shristhal Sangrahalay
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum in Siddhpur, Gujarat, India
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum of Indian History
Museums & galleries · 21st century · Hidden gem
Historical Museum in Pune district, Maharashtra
