it was founded in 1814 and is one of the earliest and the largest multipurpose museums not only in the Indian subcontinent but also in the Asia-Pacific region of the world. It is the situation in the middle of the Park Street. It has many departments and has a rare collection of fossils, coins, skeletons, ornaments, antiques, historical paintings etc. The architecture is quite impressive. It is a very well-maintained museum and you need almost half a day to explore the whole museum if you are a museum person. Some departments do not allow photography or videography. No need to buy tickets in advance. The ticket price is 75. Washroom is available and there is a cafeteria also inside.

Founded in 1814 currently under Ministry of Culture near new market esplanade, Kolkata. A must to be visited place for History Lovers, Student and person having interest in increasing knowledge. It is treasure of Human evaluation, Botany and Zoology, Ores and Minerals, Flora and fauna, culture , sculptures and much more. One should go with young children too.

Excellent collection of artifacts. But the place needs sprucing up, and better. maintenance. Place is dusty, cobwebs on the walls and ceilings. Also, the plaques in front of the artifacts are not very explanatory. Would be nice if some historical information more than just name, time period, date and place found was added, to make it more interesting.

I agree slightly with the previous reviewer. I am struggling to find the words. I expected more. It felt like they had just thrown a load of things in the museum that were getting dusty and old. I didn't learn much. The building is huge. Beautiful architecture. You can't see everything. Suggest concentrating on the Indian and Bengali galleries. The other galleries like Egypt, you can see anywhere! Take as little as possible with you. My bag was apparently too big to go in! There is a 'secure' area to deposit it but it did not look secure! I left it hidden with my guide in the car. I just felt the museum could be better laid out with more information. Busy and chaotic.

Entry fees 70 INR Photography not allowed Takes an extra charges for photography. However photography is not allowed in some restricted areas. The building needs maintainance You need couple of hours to cover it properly.. No need to buy tickets in advance. . It has rare collection of fossils, coins, skeleton, ornaments, antiques, historical paintings etc.. Egyptian history and real mummies ,no informations how those mummies reached in India. ..

The Indian Museum was very close to our hotel iso we decided since it’s the largest and oldest museum in India it worth a look through. It’s housed in a very old building, not very well maintained, but it has some very interesting artifacts. Some area it seems like they are started to install up to date screen and they do have a few exhibits for the physical appeared.

Indian National Museum Kolkata is a landmark in central Kolkata ,esplanade area on J N Road. Closed on all Mondays and Public Holidays. Opens 10 Am to 6 PM. School Students get a partial concession on their entry (with each ticket costing ₹ 20/- for the students).Tickets for adult Indians are INR 75/- and foreign citizens are INR 500/-. Free Guide Service is available at the Museum. The restroom is also available for visitors. Cloakroom is available for visitors. Cafeteria is located at the backside of the main museum building, open for visitors from 12.00 Noon – 3 PM. Drinking water facilities are provided in the ground-floor corridor. Wheelchairs are available. An excellent library houses a huge collection of books and journals are available mainly on Archaeology, Anthropology, Art, Botany, Zoology, Geology, etc. The Museum has now over sixty galleries of Art, Archaeology, Anthropology, Geology, Zoology and Botany sections, spreading over ten thousand square feet area. The ninth oldest regular museum of the world as communicated by the Staff. Staffs are very helpful and knowledgeable.