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Indian Museum (Kolkata)

India / Bangla / Barabazar / Kolkata / Chowringhee Road (Jawaharlal Nehru Road), 27
 museum, monument

The Indian Museum will adorn a born-again look on February 2nd 2014 the day it turns 200, with a brand new cafeteria, gallery and toilet block, along with a modernized ticket counter and souvenir corner. Chowringhee to old-timers the "Broadway of Calcutta." You'll pass this building, the famous Indian Museum, completed in 1875 to a design by Walter Granville--the same who designed the Gothic High Court and the domed Post Office. Look your last on the museum's 300-foot-long facade.
It is the largest museum in the country and has rare collection of antiques, armour & ornaments, fossils, skeletons, mummies, mughal paintings etc.

It remains opened everyday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Mondays during March to November & between 10 am - 4:30 pm during December to February.

Address: 27 J L NEHRU RD
ENQS Ph:22861648

www.indianmuseumkolkata.org/
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Coordinates:   22°33'27"N   88°21'5"E

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  • Phenyu (guest)
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  • Tapash Roy (guest)
    Great place,we used to have pure enjoyment while visiting this place during childhood.-Tapash Roy.
  • som (guest)
    Its a good place but like all other museum in India it needs renovation and better maintenance
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