Museum

Museums in India

National Museum, New Delhi

Established: 1949

Highlights: One of the largest museums in India, featuring artifacts spanning over 5,000 years.

Famous Exhibit: The Dancing Girl of Mohenjodaro.

Indian Museum, Kolkata

Established: 1814

Highlights: The oldest museum in India, with collections on archaeology, art, geology, and more.

Famous Exhibit: Egyptian mummy and Buddha's relics.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai

Established: 1922

Highlights: Premier museum of art and history, showcasing Indian sculptures and paintings.

Famous Exhibit: Indian miniature paintings and decorative art.

Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad

Established: 1951

Highlights: Renowned for its one-man collection of global artifacts.

Famous Exhibit: Veiled Rebecca and Double Statue of Mephistopheles and Margaretta.

Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata

Established: 1921

Highlights: Built to honor Queen Victoria, featuring paintings and artifacts from the British era.

Famous Exhibit: Paintings by Thomas Daniell and William Daniell.

Museums in the World

The Louvre, Paris, France

Established: 1793

Highlights: The largest and most visited art museum in the world.

Famous Exhibit: Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo.

The British Museum, London, UK

Established: 1753

Highlights: Famous for artifacts from ancient civilizations like Egypt and Greece.

Famous Exhibit: The Rosetta Stone and the Elgin Marbles.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Established: 1870

Highlights: Over 2 million works spanning 5,000 years.

Famous Exhibit: The Temple of Dendur and Washington Crossing the Delaware.

The Vatican Museums, Vatican City

Established: 1506

Highlights: Renaissance art and artifacts collected by the Roman Catholic Church.

Famous Exhibit: The Sistine Chapel and Raphael’s The School of Athens.

The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

Established: 1764

Highlights: One of the largest and oldest museums, housing European and Eastern collections.

Famous Exhibit:

Madonna Litta and Rembrandt’s The Return