Museums in India

Discover 17 unusual museums in India.

Bhausaheb Rangari Bhavan Museum

A 19th-century house filled with secret trap doors and hidden basements has been turned into a museum.

Museum of Cartoon Art

Museum of Cartoon Art

On the university grounds, this unique museum is dedicated to cartoons and their importance in society.

The Old Archiepiscopal Palace

Velha Goa, India

The Old Archiepiscopal Palace

In Old Goa, the former residence of the archbishop now houses a permanent exhibition.

Candolim, India

Fort Aguada Jail Museum

A former prison within a seaside fort has now been turned into an interactive museum.

Velha Goa, India

Museum of Christian Art

Located within a 17th-century convent, this museum features centuries-old Christian art pieces that meld European and Asian influences.

Twelve Pound Howitzer

In the courtyard of a popular museum stands a piece of artillery from 1859.

Blades of Glory Cricket Museum

Believed to be the largest cricket museum in the world.

Shree Ganesh Darshan Museum

Shree Ganesh Darshan Museum

Located within a temple complex, this museum has a fantastic collection of around 500 idols of Lord Ganesh.

Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum

Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum

A collection of over 20,000 priceless artifacts collected by a single person over several decades.

Parvati Hill Cave

Parvati Hill Cave

The caves are the oldest surviving structures in the city of Pune.

Peshwa Museum

A former palace that showcases weapons, jewelry, clothing, furniture, musical instruments, and more from the Peshwa Era.

New Delhi, India

Cafe Lota

Nestled among the artifacts of the National Crafts Museum, this hidden gem offers hard-to-find regional foods from all over India.

A formalin-fixed human brain.

Bengaluru, India

Neuropathology Brain Museum

India’s only Brain Museum displays over 200 fascinating ways that your brain might kill you.

Mehrangarh Fort

Mehrangarh Fort

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

Garden of Meera Mahal in Merta City

Meera Mahal

This small and unknown museum recounts the life of Mirabai, a remarkable mystic saint of the 16th century.

A toilet car, a coffee mug car, and a cricket bat car.

Hyderabad, India

Sudha Cars Museum

Camera cars and condom bikes built from scrap and one man's passion.