Indian Museum (Jadu Ghar)

Indian Museum (Jadu Ghar)

Indian Museum (Jadu Ghar)
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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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  • bhattesd
    Jamshedpur, India329 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Landmark and Pride of Kolkata
    Indian National Museum Kolkata is a landmark in central Kolkata ,esplanade area on J N Road. Closed on all Mondays and Public Holidays. Opens 10 Am to 6 PM. School Students get a partial concession on their entry (with each ticket costing ₹ 20/- for the students).Tickets for adult Indians are INR 75/- and foreign citizens are INR 500/-. Free Guide Service is available at the Museum. The restroom is also available for visitors. Cloakroom is available for visitors. Cafeteria is located at the backside of the main museum building, open for visitors from 12.00 Noon – 3 PM. Drinking water facilities are provided in the ground-floor corridor. Wheelchairs are available. An excellent library houses a huge collection of books and journals are available mainly on Archaeology, Anthropology, Art, Botany, Zoology, Geology, etc. The Museum has now over sixty galleries of Art, Archaeology, Anthropology, Geology, Zoology and Botany sections, spreading over ten thousand square feet area. The ninth oldest regular museum of the world as communicated by the Staff. Staffs are very helpful and knowledgeable.
    Visited December 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written August 3, 2024
  • Anirban
    Kolkata (Calcutta), India318 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jadu Ghar (Indian Museum ) : Lets Unlearn to Learn
    Must visit place for every residents or travelling guest to this city of joy. Learn about the past, experience the history that unfolds itself. The place in general is clean and tidy, washrooms are well maintained.
    Visited December 2024
    Traveled with family
    Written December 1, 2024
  • Clarina E
    Gaborone, Botswana2,278 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Indian Museum in Kolkata
    Indian Museum Kolkata Such an awesome experience. A treasure trove of ancient stone carvings. Unbelievable collection. One can spend a whole day here going from viewing hall to hall. Covers ancient paintings, fabrics and sculptures. A word of caution. The museum is closed on Mondays.
    Visited December 2024
    Traveled with friends
    Written December 10, 2024
  • Kerry H
    Kewarra Beach, Australia321 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    A day @ Indian Museum
    The undeniable narrative of a day at the India Museum is being witness to the sheer number of proud Indian nationals and their families engaging with historical artefacts and further exemplifying their love for learning and history. The exhibits range from timespans, centuries long ago to contemporary artefacts of the 20th Century. The Museum’s galleries are enormous and the building’s design reflects colonial influences. The staff are helpful and have a job on their hands to not only manage the volume of engaged visitors but to also stay on top of the ongoing restoration of the galleries and up keep of artefacts. Finally, it is very rare to visit such a historic place to see the young and old have the opportunity to pose beside artefacts of significance and where permitted to touch and feel the history of a gone age. Ensure you embrace the philosophy of the Wish Full-filling Tree (inside entrance) and take the opportunity to reflect and put out to the universe your wishes and desires.
    Visited December 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written January 4, 2025
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cutelady Baluch
Muscat Governorate, Oman3,716 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2023 • Family
Entry fees 70 INR
Photography not allowed
Takes an extra charges for photography. However photography is not allowed in some restricted areas.
The building needs maintainance
You need couple of hours to cover it properly.. No need to buy tickets in advance. .
It has rare collection of fossils, coins, skeleton, ornaments, antiques, historical paintings etc.. Egyptian history and real mummies ,no informations how those mummies reached in India. ..
Written January 17, 2024
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Jsjsnndnd
2 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2022
We all have heard about the beautiful city of India, Kolkata. It is a place of cultures. This is the palace where the oldest and biggest Indian museum is located. I always wanted to visit this amazing place at least once. Due to some personal problems, I would be able to visit it. All thanks to Google Arts and Culture, I was able to experience a staggering virtual tour. after landing on the Indian Museum page, there was a short introduction to the museum. There they described the history of the museum that was founded in 1814, in the cradle of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.

They classified them into three main wings—Archeology, Anthropology, and Art—which are filled with various objects ranging from idols, caskets, mummies, and textiles to the collections of zoological, botanical, and geological surveys of India. They demonstrated the richness of Indian artwork: ancient civilizations; Buddha sculptures; ancient coins; and the various deities with their different ways of worship. They circulated the museum in eight different galleries to explore every corner, so it was easy to understand. The first thing I saw was the Buddha gallery. I have a Buddha statue at my home. I follow him and also read about him. There were so many statues of Buddha in their temples, which explained the story of their lives. It was fascinating to me. I felt like I was actually there. It was so real. There were statues of our gods. Our ancestors used to wear ancient coins, different types of textiles, and dresses. I zoomed into the images and enjoy the details of every piece of art with crystal clarity and without any physical disturbance. There were a variety of items on display, including 292 Indian items, 219 Kolkata items, 213 Dharmatala items, 66 textile items, and 52 fiber arts. They have categorized them so well in different colors with different time ages

There was a small corner where a small model of Taj mahal was placed, which was surrounded by some home décor, utensils, and hand fans. The second thing I liked was the ancient gold coins and how they were used to portray faces or symbols to be used as currency in ancient times. I liked the ancient paintings of gods, the fictitious art with messages, and the paintings of specific people. Engraving the human faces in bronze statues without any modern technology with such perfection is incredible. and some amazing textile work.

I'll highly recommend it to those who want to explore these types of places but, due to their problems, can't move out. This is the best option for you. I enjoyed it, and it was an incredible experience for me. Yea, if it was real, then it'd be much better, but I still hope to do more virtual tours in the future.
Written May 12, 2022
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Kunal G
Washington DC, DC52 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2023 • Family
What should I say, I am a museum buff and love to see their collections, and for this reason this place is awesome. Their collection of fossils, art, archaeology and coins are excellent. That's where it ends!!! The place is very run down and the artifacts are not even displayed very well with descriptions. The biggest problem is the lack of air conditioning in a museum of this scale and importance. The entry and building look great from a distance but as u get closer to see the issues, the paint is falling apart, the giant stairs are breaking apart or almost black from soot and dirt over the years. Frankly, this requires investment from the govt or bodies to bring it up to speed with the rest of the world's museums. Its collection can rival the Smithsonian but the apathy and mismanagement is very bad and stark. It can easily become a top attraction in Kolkata but does not want to, they need to increase the measly entry charges and help to build up the place, install ACs , clean it up, paint the place , have better food options, etc.
Written June 30, 2023
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gpradeepshenoy
Bengaluru, India1,070 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2021 • Solo
Indian museum , kolkata is situated at about less than ten minutes walk from park Street metro station.

Apart from entrance ticket charges one has to pay for mobile photography which is Rs 50 per mobile. The museum has a great number of collections and can take hours depending on one's interest. There will be lot of walking involved so be prepared.

Visitors to kolkata can keep this place as a must visit.
Written February 22, 2022
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Jason S
Melbourne, Australia2,667 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2024 • Solo
Love going to museums when I visit cities, however this one was not the best.

Firstly museum is set in an amazing old period building that is stunning, sadly that’s the end of the amazing part of Indian Museum.

Walking around museum almost nothing makes you stop to look and be interested in reading the card on exhibition. If you didn’t know better you would think that everything displayed is left over junk for other museums (what is with the Japanese doll section).

Worst part of experience is how dirty the whole place is, doesn’t look like walls, ceiling s and exhibitions get cleaned daily!!!

Staff also disengaged in every section staff sitting on chair on mobile ignoring kids touching displays or taking photos when they shouldn’t.

Indian museum looks very outdated I would think nothing has changed in 50 years in design and displays.
Written December 17, 2024
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Sonal Agarwal
Bengaluru, India383 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Solo
it was founded in 1814 and is one of the earliest and the largest multipurpose museums not only in the Indian subcontinent but also in the Asia-Pacific region of the world. It is the situation in the middle of the Park Street. It has many departments and has a rare collection of fossils, coins, skeletons, ornaments, antiques, historical paintings etc. The architecture is quite impressive.
It is a very well-maintained museum and you need almost half a day to explore the whole museum if you are a museum person. Some departments do not allow photography or videography. No need to buy tickets in advance. The ticket price is 75.
Washroom is available and there is a cafeteria also inside.
Written November 6, 2023
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Kaizar
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2022
I am a staunch believer in Buddhist philosophy.

Quite recently I attended the exhibition titled - Indian Buddhist Art, organized by The Indian Museum in Kolkata.

The exhibition illustrated the inspiring life of Gautam Buddha and why he left his heritage and riches in search of true enlightenment.

The reason I appreciate Buddhism is because it focuses on building inner peace, rather than controlling external chaos.

Even though this exhibition was a limited-time event, experiencing it virtually was immersive and true to life.

I would recommend this Virtual tour to anyone who wants to get a deeper insight into Buddhism.
Written May 12, 2022
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Abovetheclouds
2,489 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2024 • Solo
I agree slightly with the previous reviewer. I am struggling to find the words. I expected more. It felt like they had just thrown a load of things in the museum that were getting dusty and old. I didn't learn much. The building is huge. Beautiful architecture. You can't see everything. Suggest concentrating on the Indian and Bengali galleries. The other galleries like Egypt, you can see anywhere! Take as little as possible with you. My bag was apparently too big to go in! There is a 'secure' area to deposit it but it did not look secure! I left it hidden with my guide in the car. I just felt the museum could be better laid out with more information. Busy and chaotic.
Written January 11, 2024
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Bijaya Kumar Nahak
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2022
India is known for its old civilizations and their cultures.
Sanskrit is the earliest language that has ever been recorded in India; according to many experts, the Vedas (6500–1500 B.C.) were written in this ancient and classical language.
From around 400–300 B.C., many kingdoms, like the Maurya Empire, Shunga Empire, Gupta Empire, and many more, came and ruled over India's different parts and left their cultures all over the country.
That's why I always have a love and affection for Indian history and culture and am eager to know them in detail, so this December I visited the Indian Museum in Kolkata, the biggest and oldest museum in Asia.
The museum is filled with lots of astonishing and eye-catching sculptures. On three floors, there are approximately 35 galleries.
It has almost every historical and cultural detail about India that anyone would want to know. Starting with Hindu Gods, Indian kings and their cultures, different rulers who conquered this country at some point in their lives, and various sculptures and discoveries from various eras of Indian history, there is something for everyone.
If you have a desire to know about the historical aspects and cultural values of India, I suggest you visit the Indian Museum in Kolkata at least once in your lifetime; you will not regret it.
Written December 30, 2022
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Smita Mazumdar
1 contribution
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2022
From the History of Human Evolution by Darwin to Medieval Statues of Indian Gods & Goddesses to Jahangir’s Golden Goblet, all at your fingertips. 

Don’t think I am kidding. I recently had been through Kolkata’s Indian Museum that to being 830+ Kilometers away from it.

Yes, you guessed it right. It was a virtual tour. And I must say anyone and everyone who is interested to capture the rich ancient Indian culture into their hearts and minds should visit, either physically or virtually. For me personally, Mythological tales spark a curious tickle in my senses. Therefore the hypnotizing depiction of Krishna Leela took my words away. There I saw coins of the Greek Kings in Bacteria and India. There were some mesmerizing statues of Sadasiva, Dancing Siva, Goddess Parvati, and Buddha. A panel dedicated to Radha Krishna and more. 

Apart from the above, I was immensely fascinated by the intrinsically carved structures and handmade Kantha textiles with enormous detailing in them.  

Exciting, isn't it? Why not go to the site and explore this astonishing tale of mythology, evolution and civilization yourself? 
Written September 15, 2022
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