Indian Museum

The Indian Museum ( Bengali: ভারতীয় জাদুঘর ) is an Indian Museum in Calcutta.

The museum was founded in 1814 by the Danish botanist Nathaniel Wallich near Kolkata, Serampore. The museum is the largest museum in India and has a rare collection of antiques, weapons, ornaments, fossils, skeletons, mummies and paintings. The museum is one of the oldest existing museums worldwide. Managed the Museum by the Indian Ministry of Culture.

Gallery

Elephant skeleton

Exhibition chests with various types of rock

Egyptian exhibit