Founded in 1814 by the Asiatic Society of Bengal under the guidance of Danish botanist Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, the Indian Museum in Kolkata is the oldest and largest multipurpose museum in the Asia-Pacific region and the ninth oldest regular museum in the world. Colloquially known as Jadu Ghar ("House of Wonder"), this historic institution is housed in a magnificent neoclassical palace designed by Walter B. Granville, serving for over two centuries as the primary storehouse of Indian artistic, archaeological, and anthropological heritage.
Founded in 1814 by the Asiatic Society of Bengal under the guidance of Danish botanist Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, the Indian Museum in Kolkata is the oldest and largest multipurpose museum in the Asia-Pacific region and the ninth oldest regular museum in the world. Colloquially known as Jadu Ghar ("House of Wonder"), this historic institution is housed in a magnificent neoclassical palace designed by Walter B. Granville, serving for over two centuries as the primary storehouse of Indian artistic, archaeological, and anthropological heritage.
Selected Exhibitions
Organized across six core sections (Art, Archaeology, Anthropology, Geology, Zoology, and Economic Botany), with its art and archaeology wings world-renowned for the monumental 2nd-century BCE Bharhut Gateway and rail reliefs, Gandhara and Mathura stone sculptures, the Lion Capital of Rampurva, rare Tibetan thangkas, Kalighat pats, Mughal and Persian miniature paintings, and a comprehensive collection of historic textiles and bronzes from across South Asia.
Organized across six core sections (Art, Archaeology, Anthropology, Geology, Zoology, and Economic Botany), with its art and archaeology wings world-renowned for the monumental 2nd-century BCE Bharhut Gateway and rail reliefs, Gandhara and Mathura stone sculptures, the Lion Capital of Rampurva, rare Tibetan thangkas, Kalighat pats, Mughal and Persian miniature paintings, and a comprehensive collection of historic textiles and bronzes from across South Asia.
Details
Country
India
City
Kolkata
Address
27, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Park Street, Kolkata - 700016. W.B.
