Museum in West Bengal

West Bengal Travel provides complete information on the location and important tourist destinations of the place. Situated in the eastern part of India, the state of West Bengal is marked by various geographical landforms like forests, hills and plains. The state is well connected by airways, roadways, railways and waterways with other parts of India as well as the world.

Netaji Subhash Chandra International Airport of Kolkata makes West Bengal easily accessible by air from other states and countries. Popular airlines of the world like Jet Airways, Air India, Indian Airlines, Bangladesh Biman, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, Sahara Airlines, Kingfisher and many domestic airlines like Indigo, Deccan serve the airport. Apart from the airport in Kolkata, there are domestic airports in Malda, Bagdogra, Cooch Bihar, Durgapur and Balurghat.

Victoria Memorial
A splendid architectural structure in white marble, modeled on the Taj Mahal, was built in the early 20th century. In memory of Queen Victoria and was formally inaugurated by the Prince of Wales in 1921 who later became King Edward VIII of England. The stately bronze statue of the queen near the entrance, the brass canons, wrought iron street lamps, manicured lawns, gardens and pathways, the magical lighting effect in the evening and a fairy tale 'Fountain of Joy' facing the memorial building create an atmosphere of unforgettable charm.

Indian Museum
This museum was established in 1878 on Jawaharlal Nehru Road. The museum is built in Italian architectural style and is considered as the largest museum in the country and one of the best in Asia. The largest museum in the country, the museum has six sections: Art, Archaeology, Anthropology, Geology, Zoology and Industry (economic botany). From the Egyptian mummy to the skeleton of the whale and some rare statues; the museum has every thing. One of the rooms has a collection of meteorites. The museum also has a unique fossil collection of prehistoric animals which includes a giant crocodile and a huge tortoise. The art collection has many fine pieces from Orissa and other temples and superb example of Buddhist Gandharan art.

INSTITUTE OF PORT MANAGEMENT MUSEUM Collects and displays different aspects with special reference to the problems of Kolkata Port Trust and the Hooghly river channel. Displays models of dredgers, lock-gate systems, berths and modern docking facilities.

Address : Institute of Port Management, 40 Circular Reach Road, Kolkata

JUTE MUSEUM, JUTE TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES, I. C. A. R. Jute Museum, Jute Technological Research Laboratories, I. C. A. R. was established :1936. A Departmental Museum under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research; displays various facets of the jute and allied fabrics, charts showing chemical properties , structure and machining of the fibre, also decorative, industrial and household products derived from jute. Popular with research workers, technologists, foreign traders and tourists interested in information about jute and jute fabrics.

Address : 12, Regent Park, Kolkata Note : Timings : 10.00 - 17.00 only on Weekdays.

MUNICIPAL MUSEUM Municipal Museum was established in 1932. Run by the Corporation of Kolkota. It has got some displays on public and civil health and indigenous products.

Address : College Street Market (North Block), Kolkata
Note : Timings : 10.30 - 17.00 Closed on Sundays and other holidays.

NETAJI MUSEUM : Netaji Research Bureau Netaji Museum was established 1961. Collections kept in the ancestral house of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose include personal effects, photographs, letters of Netaji and other documents. The Bureau also sells books written on Netaji. Has a good collection of photographs and documents on India's struggle for freedom.

Address : 38/2, Lala Lajpat Rai Sarani, Kolkata
Note : Timings : 16.00 - 20.00 (Weekdays); 09.00 - 12.00(Sundays)

NEHRU CHILDREN'S MUSEUM Nehru Children's Museum was established in 1972. Collections include puppets depicting the Ramayana and the Mahabharata dolls wearing national costumes from different countries. Miniature working models of railway crossings and other novelties and an elementary science gallery.

Address : 94/1, Chowringhee Road, Kolkata
Note : Timings : 12.00 - 20.00. Closed on Monday.

RABINDRA BHARATI MUSEUM Rabindra Bharati Museum was established in 1961. Located in the ancestral house of Rabindranath Tagore and attached to the Rabinda-Bharati University. Depicts the Renaissance Movement of Bengal in the 19th Century and the role of the members of Tagore family therein. A major section deals with the life and works of the poet. Has a rich collection of books, original paintings, mauscripts, photographs and other items related to the leading personalities of the 19th century such as Iswar Chanda Vidyasagar and Dwarkanath Tagore. Sells nicely printed sets of cards.

Address : 6/4, Dwarkanath Tagore Lane, Kolkata
Note : Timings : 10.00 -19.00(Weekdays): 11.00 - 14.00 (Sundays and holidays; 19.00 - 20.00 on special occasions).