List of museums in West Bengal

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This is a list of museums in West Bengal state in eastern India.

Museum name City Theme Funding
Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata Kolkata Art
Baker Hostel Kolkata Historical
KMOMA Kolkata Modern Art The Museum will be developed under Government of West Bengal
The Asiatic Society Kolkata Social history
Asutosh Museum of Indian Art Kolkata Art & Archaeology Part of the University of Calcutta, Indian art with special emphasis on the art of Bengal
Birla Industrial & Technological Museum Kolkata Science Exhibits include biotechnology, electricity, physics, life science, mathematics, industry and mining, television and transport
Buxa Fort Buxa Historic fort
Gurusaday Museum Kolkata Folk
Indian Museum Kolkata Multiple Exhibits include antiques, armour and ornaments, fossils, skeletons, mummies, and Mughal paintings
Jorasanko Thakur Bari Kolkata Historic house
Malda Museum English Bazar History
Marble Palace Kolkata Historic house
Nehru Museum of Science and Technology Kharagpur Science
Netaji Bhawan Kolkata Memorial hall
Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture Kolkata Indian Art and Culture
Sabarna Sangrahashala Kolkata Biographic
Science City Kolkata Kolkata Science
State Archaeological Museum Kolkata Archaeology Govt of West Bengal
Rabindra Museum Mungpoo History
Victoria Memorial (India) Kolkata Memorial hall
North Bengal Science Centre Siliguri Science Functioning under NCSM, Ministry of Culture,Govt. of India.
South Bengal Museum Diamond Harbour
Bishnupur Museum Bishnupur Bankura Archaeology
Acharya Satyendra Nath Bose Smriti Sangrahashala Kolkata Memorial / Science This museum is funded and maintained by Bangiya Bijnan Parishad

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