Kolkata (Calcutta) Sights

Indian Museum

#25 of 205 things to do in Kolkata (Calcutta)

#25 of 205 things to do in Kolkata (Calcutta)

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  • Address
    • Chowringhee Rd
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 033 22499979
  • Price
    • Indian/foreigner/camera Rs10/150/50
  • Hours
    • 10am-4.30pm Tue-Sun, guided tours 10.30am, 12.30pm & 3.15pm, last entry 4pm

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Lonely Planet review for Indian Museum

Kolkata’s old-fashioned main museum fills a glorious colonnaded palace around a central lawn. Extensive exhibits include fabulous 1000-year-old Hindu sculptures, lumpy minerals, a whole dangling whale skeleton and endless pinned insects. Gag at the pickled human embryos (gallery 19), notice the surreal Glyptodon dinosaur-armadillo (gallery 11) and don’t miss the impressive life-size reproduction of the 2nd-century BC Barhut Gateway. No bags are allowed inside. Handbags can be checked in at the entrance but don’t arrive with a backpack.

 

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