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Indian Museum Kolkata

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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Overview

India's oldest and largest museum (1814), whose colonnaded courtyard holds Egyptian mummies, the Bharhut stupa railings and dinosaur skeletons.

Why visit: Two centuries of collecting under one magnificent roof on Chowringhee.

Things to do

›Egyptian mummy gallery
›Bharhut Buddhist railings
›Geology and fossil halls

Museum Visit

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Travel Information

Best time

Year-round

Entry fee

₹50 (Indians)

Hours

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (closed Mon)

Est. budget

₹100–400

Duration

2–4 hrs

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