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  2. List of museums in India - Wikipedia

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    Indian Museum, Kolkata, established in 1814, is the oldest and the largest [2] museum in Asia. It has a collection of 22,00,000 plus artifacts. [ 3 ] Victoria Memorial in Kolkata , established in 1921.

  3. Category:Natural history museums in India - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Natural history museums in India" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. ... Government Museum, Chennai; Government Museum ...

  4. List of national museums - Wikipedia

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    In many countries it denotes a museum run by the central government, while other museums are run by regional or local governments. [2] In the United States, most national museums are privately funded and operated, but have been designated by Congress as national institutions that are important to the country.

  5. Government Museum, Bengaluru - Wikipedia

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    The museum has two exhibition floors which are divided into 18 galleries. The galleries cover sections that span sculpture, natural history, geology, art, music and numismatics. The museum is an archaeological museum and has a rare collection of archaeological and geological artifacts including old jewellery, sculpture, coins and inscriptions.

  6. National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi - Wikipedia

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    The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) was a museum focusing on nature, located in New Delhi, India. Established in 1972 and opened in 1978, the museum functioned under the Ministry of Environment and Forests of the Government of India . [ 1 ]

  7. List of natural history museums - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of natural history museums whose exhibits focus on the subject of natural history, including such topics as animals, plants, ecosystems, geology, paleontology, and climatology. Some museums feature natural-history collections in addition to other collections, such as ones related to history, art and science.

  8. Lists of museums - Wikipedia

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    The estimated total number of museums worldwide is around 104,000. Museum institutions are not evenly distributed globally, with Western Europe and North America housing around 61% of museums as of March 2021. [2] The International Council of Museums comprises approximately 30,000 members in 137 countries.

  9. Indian Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Indian Museum originated from the Asiatic Society of Bengal which was created by Sir William Jones in 1784. The concept of having a museum arose in 1796 from members of the Asiatic Society as a place where man-made and natural objects collected could be kept, cared for and displayed.