Museums worth a visit in India

A museum is a place where you can peep into the history and culture of a place. To learn more about its long history – and to gaze upon untold treasures, Museums are the best places to visit. They are a good source of knowledge, entertainment, research and study. They offer vital help to us to preserve our art, culture, civilisation and history.

The most famous and one of the best Museums in India include National Museum in Delhi, Indian Museum in Kolkata, The Prince of Wales Museum in Mumbai, Government Museum in Chennai and National Rail Museum in Delhi. One of the largest in the country is National Museum, New Delhi with a collection 2,00,000 plus artefacts.

Recently, five Indian museums have featured among the best 25 in Asia as per the report. Those five include Leh’s ‘Hall of Fame’ which has topped the India list as a must-visit place by travellers in a survey.

The rest of the featured museums of India are — Bagore Ki Haveli in Udaipur, Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata, Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad and Jaisalmer War Museum in Jaisalmer.

Leh’s ‘Hall of Fame’:  The Hall of Fame, located near the Leh Airfield, is a museum constructed as well as maintained by the Indian Army in the memory of the soldiers who had lost their lives during the Indo-Pak wars.  The building consists of information about the brave soldiers, artefacts of various wars (mainly Kargil war) such as the weapons used during the war and some important documents, related to the same.

Bagore Ki Haveli: Bagore-ki-Haveli is located in Udaipur in Rajasthan. It was built in the eighteenth century by Amir Chand Badwa of Mewar.  The museum portrays the culture of Mewar. It has glass and mirror interior work. There are also displays of costumes and modern art.  

Victoria Memorial Hall: The Victoria Memorial Hall is one of the most magnificent monuments, representing British architecture.  It was envisaged by Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of British India, as a memorial to the deceased Queen Victoria.  It is now under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture.

Jaisalmer War Museum.The museum is built and maintained by The Indian Army.  To commemorate war heroes of 1965 Indo Pak War and Battle for Laungewala in 1971 Indo Pak War.

Salar Jung Museum Hyderabad: Situated on the southern bank of the river Musi, this Museum is prevalently known for its one of biggest small time accumulations of the world. The exhibition hall is one of the Hyderabad touring places that must be visited. It is found very near the other places of interest of Hyderabad, for example, Charminar, Mecca Masjid, High Court, State Central Library, and so forth.

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