Indian Museum | Kolkata

The Indian Museum is a comprehensive museum located in Kolkata, India. It is the oldest and largest museum in India.

Visual Characteristics

The museum building is a rectangular, three-storied structure constructed in the Indo-Saracenic architectural style. It features a prominent central dome and is built primarily of brick and stone, with a light ochre exterior color. The facade is characterized by arched windows and decorative cornices.

Location & Access Logistics

The Indian Museum is situated at 27, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata - 700016, in the central business district. It is approximately 1.5 km south of the Esplanade tram and bus terminus. The nearest metro station is Park Street, located about 0.8 km west. Limited street parking is available in the vicinity, and metered parking is often scarce. Several city bus routes serve the area, including routes 1, 1A, 12, 12A, 23, 23A, 34, 34A, 42, 42A, 75, 77, 79, 80, 80A, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 91A, 94, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273,