A museum is a place or an institution that conserves a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. In India, the Indian Museum in Kolkata is the oldest and the largest museum of the country. It was established in the year 1814.
| State | Name of the Museum |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | • Anthropological Museum – Port Blair • Samudrika (Naval Marine Museum – Delanipur |
| Andhra Pradesh | • Bhagwan Mahavir Government Museum – Kadapa • INS Kursura – Visakhapatnam • Victoria Jubilee Museum – Vijayawada • Visakha Museum(Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Museum) – Visakhapatnam • Salar Jung Museum – Darushifa • Birla Science Museum – Hyderabad • Nizam Museum – Hyderabad • AP State Archaeology Museum or Hyderabad Museum – Hyderabad |
| Arunachal Pradesh | • Jawaharlal Nehru Museum – Itanagar |
| Assam | • Assam State Museum – Guwahati • Mayong Central Museum and Emporium – Mayong • Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra – Guwahati |
| Bihar | • Patna Museum – Patna • Bihar Museum – Patna • Gandhi Smriti Sangrahalaya – Bhitiharwa • Gaya Museum – Gaya • Maharaja Lakshmeshwar Singh Museum – Darbhanga • Chandra Shekhar Singh Museum – Jamui • Srikrishna Science Centre – Patna • Bihar Police Museum – Patna • Rajendra Smriti Sangrahalaya (Rajendra Memorial Museum – Patna |
| Chandigarh | • Government Museum and Art Gallery • International Dolls Museum • Museum of Evolution of Life |
| Delhi | • National Museum • Sanskriti Kendra Museum • National Science Centre • National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum • Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum • Indian Air Force Museum, Palam • National Museum of Natural History • National Rail Museum • National Gallery of Modern Art • Teen Murti Bhavan • Gandhi Smriti • Nehru Memorial Museum & Library • Parliament Museum • National Gandhi Museum • Sulabh International Museum of Toilets • Shankar’s International Dolls Museum • Red Fort Archaeological Museum • Kiran Nadar Museum of Art |
| Goa | • Goa Chitra Museum – Benaulim • Big Foot Museum – Loutolim • Ashvek Vintage World – Nuvem • Archaeological Museum and Portrait Gallery – Old Goa • Museum of Christian Art – Old Goa • Goa Science Centre – Panaji • Goa State Museum – Panaji • Museum of Goa – Pilerne • Naval Aviation Museum (India) – Vasco da Gama |
| Gujarat | • Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum – Ahmedabad • Calico Museum of Textiles – Ahmedabad • Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya – Ahmedabad • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial – Ahmedabad • Swaminarayan Museum – Ahmedabad • Sanskar Kendra – Ahmedabad • Gujarat Science City – Ahmedabad • Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery – Vadodara • Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum – Vadodara • Kirti Mandir – Porbandar • Watson Museum – Rajkot • Kaba Gandhi No Delo – Rajkot • Kutch Museum – Bhuj • Aina Mahal – Bhuj • Prag Mahal – Bhuj • Saraswati Mandir – Surat • Science Centre, Surat – Surat • Shristhal Sangrahalay – Siddhpur |
| Haryana | • Jahaj Kothi Zonal Museum – Hisar • Rewari Railway Heritage Museum – Rewari • Dharohar Museum – Kurukshetra • Heritage Transport Museum – Taoru • Rakhigarhi Indus Valley Civilisation Museum – Rakhigarhi |
| Himachal Pradesh | • Library of Tibetan Works and Archives -Dharamsala • Shivalik Fossil Park – Saketi |
| Jammu and Kashmir | • Munshi Aziz Bhat Museum of Central Asian and – Kargil • Kargil Trade Artifacts- Dogra Art Museum – Jammu • SPS Museum – Srinagar |
| Jharkhand | • Ranchi Science Centre – Ranchi • State Museum – Jharkhand |
| Karnataka | • Government Museum, Bangalore – Bangalore • National Gallery of Modern Art – Bangalore • Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum – Bangalore • Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath – Bangalore • HAL Aerospace Museum – Bangalore • Venkatappa Art Gallery – Bangalore • Aloyseum – Mangalore • Srimanthi Bhai Memorial Government Museum – Mangalore • Manjusha Museum – Dharmasthala • Regional Museum of Natural History – Mysuru • Railway Museum, Mysore – Mysuru • Folklore Museum – Mysuru |
| Kerala | • Archaeological Museum – Thrissur • Mural Art Museum – Thrissur • Vallathol Museum – Thrissur • Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda Museum – Thrissur • Indo-Portuguese Museum – Kochi • Kerala Soil Museum – Thiruvanthapuram • Arakkal Museum – Ayikkara • Teak Museum – Nilambur • 8 Point Art Cafe – Kollam • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum – Kollam • Pazhassi Raja Archaeological Museum – Kozhikode • Krishnapuram Palace – Kayamkulam • Indian Business Museum – Kozhikode • Napier Museum – Thiruvanthapuram • Keralam – Museum of History and Heritage – Thiruvanthapuram • Kerala Science and Technology Museum – Thiruvanthapuram • Wayanad Heritage Museum – Ambalavayal • Hill Palace – Thrippunithura • Revi Karunakaran Memorial Museum – Alappuzha |
| Madhya Pradesh | • Bharat Bhavan – Bhopal • Regional Science Centre – Bhopal • Remember Bhopal Museum – Bhopal • Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya – Bhopal • Central Museum – Indore • Maharaja Chhatrasal Museum – Dhubela • Rani Durgavati Museum – Jabalpur |
| Maharashtra | • Bhau Daji Lad Museum – Mumbai • National Gallery of Modern Art – Mumbai • Mani Bhavan – Mumbai • Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya – Mumbai • Nehru Science Centre – Mumbai • Cowasji Jehangir Hall – Mumbai • Nagpur Central Museum – Nagpur • Ballard Bunder Gatehouse – Mumbai • Piramal Museum of Art – Mumbai • Joshi’s Museum of Miniature Railway – Pune • Mahatma Phule Museum – Pune • Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum – Pune • Antarang – Sex Health Information Art Gallery – Mumbai • Cavalry Tank Museum, Ahmednagar – Ahmednagar • Indian Institute for Research in Numismatic Studies – Nashik • Siddhagiri Gramjivan Museum (Kaneri Math) – Kolhapur • Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum of Indian History – Pune • Raman Science Centre – Nagpur • Shree Chhatrapati Shahu Museum – Kolhapur • Sarmaya Arts Foundation – Mumbai |
| Manipur | • Manipur State Museum – Imphal • Sekta Archaeological Living Museum – Imphal |
| Mizoram | • Mizoram State Museum – Aizawl |
| Odisha | • Odisha State Museum – Bhubaneshwar • Tribal Research Institute Museum – Bhubaneshwar • Regional Museum of Natural History – Bhubaneshwar |
| Pondicherry | • Pondicherry Museum |
| Punjab | • Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports( National Institute of Sports) – Patiala • Sanghol Museum – Sanghol • Sikh Ajaibghar – Balongi • Virasat E Khalsa – Rupnagar • Maharaja Ranjit Singh Museum – Amritsar • Punjab Agricultural University Museum – Ludhiana • The Partition Museum – Amritsar • Maharaja Ranjit Singh War Museum – (Ludhiana • Punjab Rural Heritage Museum – Ludhiana • Shaheed-E-Azam Museum – Jalandhar • Sardar Bhagat Singh Museum – Khatkar Kalan • Punjab State War Heroes Memorial & Museum – Amritsar |
| Rajasthan | • Jawahar Kala Kendra – Jaipur • Albert Hall Museum – Jaipur • City Palace – Jaipur • City Palace – Udaipur • Umaid Bhawan Palace – Jodhpur • Jaisalmer War Museum – Jaisalmer • Vintage and Classic Car Museum – Udaipur • Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural History – Sawai Madhopur • Sardar Government Museum – Jodhpur |
| Sikkim | • Namgyal Institute of Tibetology – Gangtok |
| Tamil Nadu | • Chennai Railway Museum – Chennai • Government Museum – Chennai • Vivekanandar Illam – Chennai • Gandhi Memorial Museum – Madurai • Gass Forest Museum – Coimbatore • Saraswathi Mahal Library – Thanjavur • Government Museum – Cuddalore • Government Museum – Karur • Government Museum – Pudukkottai • Government Museum – Tiruchirappalli • Railway Heritage Centre – Tiruchirappalli • Mahakavi Bharathi Memorial Library – Erode |
| Telangana | • Alampur Museum – Alampur • Birla Science Museum – Hyderabad • City Museum – Hyderabad • Jagdish and Kamla Mittal Museum of Indian Art – Hyderabad • Nizam Museum – Hyderabad • Khazana Building Museum – Hyderabad • Salar Jung Museum – Hyderabad • Telangana State Archaeology Museum – Hyderabad • Warangal Museum – Warangal |
| Tripura | • Tripura Government Museum – Agartala |
| Uttarakhand | • Forest Research Institute – Dehradun |
| Uttar Pradesh | • State Museum – Lucknow • Allahabad Museum – Allahabad • Kanpur Sangrahalaya – Kanpur • Government Museum – Mathura • Sarnath Museum – Sarnath • Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal and Green Garden – Noida • Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences – Aligarh • Swaraj Bhavan (old Anand Bhavan) – Allahabad |
| West Bengal | • Indian Museum – Kolkata • Victoria Memorial – Kolkata • Asutosh Museum of Indian Art – Kolkata • State Archaeological Gallery – Kolkata • Sabarna Sangrahashala – Kolkata • Kolkata Museum of Modern Art – Kolkata • Gurusaday Museum – Kolkata • Marble Palace – Kolkata • Jorasanko Thakur Bari – Kolkata • Academy of Fine Arts – Kolkata • Malda Museum – Malda • Rabindra Museum – Mungpoo • Hazarduari Palace Museum – Murshidabad |
