The Indian Museum is in Kolkata (Calcutta) in West Bengal, India. This museum is the oldest in India. It has the largest and rare collection of Antiques, armor, ornaments, fossils, mummies, Mughal paintings, and skeletons among others

4,000-year-old Egyptian human mummy at the Indian Museum, Kolkotta.

This Calcutta museum has a 4000-year-old Egyptian mummy. Except for the heart, other organs were taken out of the mummy. The heart is kept in the special chamber. The Buddhist Stupa from Bharhut is also on display here. Buddha’s ashes, Ashoka pillar, fossil skeletons of prehistoric animals, a collection of meteorites, etc, are also displayed here at the Museum at Kolkotta. It also has a vast collection of art and rare antiques.

The Kolkotta Museum has six sections: Art, Archaeology, Anthropology, Geology, Zoology, and Economic Botany, consisting of 35 galleries, displaying various cultural and scientific artifacts.

The Life of Buddha in Indian Art can be seen at the Kolkotta Museum. The birthplace of Buddhism in India, and it then spread to Sri Lanka and other South-East Asian countries. If you want to know more about Buddha’s Life, visiting the Indian Museum at Kolkotta is worth its salt.

Courtyard of Indian Museum at Kolkotta

This Museum at Kolkotta is under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, and is an autonomous organization. Asiatic Society started this Museum in 1814 and was paying salaries for the staff till 1836 when their bankers became insolvent. Then, the Government started paying wages for the staff from its public funds.

How Do I Go to the Indian Museum?

Indian Museum is situated at Chowringhee alias Chourangi, in Kokotta city. Kolkotta, previously known as Calcutta, is well connected by all modes of transport to other parts of the country and the rest of the world.

There is an International airport, many railway stations, seaport, etc, at Kolkotta.