It houses approximately 2,00,000 objects of diverse nature. Its collections cover a time of over five thousand years of Indian cultural heritage.
It is India's largest and oldest multipurpose museum. It is home to an outstanding collection of armor, antiques, mummies, skeletons, fossils, etc.
World-famous South Indian bronzes, Amaravati statues, Tanjore armor, inscriptions on stones and copper plates, artefacts, etc. are among the museum's notable holdings.
It is renowned for its priceless collections, which span several civilizations. The museum is home to 43,000 artworks.
The museum contains 70,000 objects in its collection, which includes European paintings, sculptures from Indus Valley sites, and Indian miniature paintings.
One of the best collections of Indian textiles from the past and present is on display in Calico Museum. A few of them are older than 300 years.
The museum features an amazing collection of Rajasthani miniature paintings, ancient weapons and armor, textiles, sculptures, an Egyptian mummy, etc.
This museum is the best example of traditional Kerala architecture. The museum houses the largest ethnic collection of more than 6000 artworks.
There are about 6,500 indigenously-made artefacts in this museum. Here are on display Palaeolithic tools from excavations at Koppa district, Banavasi, and Rajghatta.
The museum is home to ancient fossils and has a unique preservation of Shivalik mammals.