Top rated Museums in Calcutta, India to elevate your visit (Updated December, 2023)

Top rated Museums in Calcutta

Experience the best that Calcutta has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 28 places from Museum category.

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The RBI Museum

Museum

👍👍 This is the second RBI museum in the country. I had the opportunity to visit this museum as a part of general public. I found that the displays have been organised into three main galleries. First one -The History of Money explains how economies grew after money replaced the barter system. Various...

4.80 (924 reviews) (~8.73 km from centre)

The Zs' Precinct

Boutique

👍👍 Today I wish to talk about a #hiddengem in #DoverLane - The Zs' Precinct - where else in Kolkata will you find a #Boutique, #ArtGallery, #ReadingCafe, #HeritageHomeStay & a #ContinentalCafe - all under the same roof run by one man who is extremely passionate about each one of those verticals - talki...

4.80 (37 reviews) (~4.88 km from centre)

Netaji Bhawan

Historical place

Ancestral home, now a research center & museum, of renowned Indian freedom fighter Netaji Bose.

4.70 (5.2K reviews) (~5.46 km from centre)

Victoria Memorial

Museum

Elegant, domed, white marble museum, opened in 1921, housing displays on the history of Kolkata.

4.60 (75.3K reviews) (~5.84 km from centre)

Alipore Museum

Museum

👍 Very good place if u want to know the history. Very knowledgeable area. But the committee are not fully ready. They need to work more for smooth visit. Guard, maintaining statues lot to do. Overall good experience. SUGGESTIONS- Don't touch any statue. Visit with your family,

4.60 (5.5K reviews) (~3.55 km from centre)

Metcalfe Hall

Museum

👍 Really aesthetic place, very well curated. Capturing all the main aspects of the city of Kolkata, It's history, culture and heritage. The place is beautiful but the maintenance is not. We visited early in the morning and few of the video exhibits were not working. There is no AC, so it was very hot,...

4.60 (2.4K reviews) (~8.78 km from centre)

Dynamotion Hall

Museum

👍👍 This majestic hall is your one-stop destination for everything related to scientific knowledge. Right from physics to chemistry to medical inventions, the Dynamotion Hall contains a treasure of information for people of all ages. It's probably the most popular hall amongst the several halls inside t...

4.60 (682 reviews) (~8.94 km from centre)

Kolkata Police Museum, Library and Cafeteria

Museum

👍👍 It is the second police museum after the one in Amherst Street. It was opened in 2017. No entry fee is required and no photography is allowed inside the museum. Very interesting place. Kids will enjoy. Very informative too. This house once owned by Bhawal family. British took over this house in the...

4.60 (64 reviews) (~7.3 km from centre)

National Library Museum

Museum

👍👍 Best place for learning all book are available of almost all course.

4.60 (57 reviews) (~4.33 km from centre)

Indian Museum

Museum

Indian heritage museum with sections on archaeology, art, anthropology and geology, founded in 1814.

4.50 (50.2K reviews) (~7.51 km from centre)

Birla Industrial & Technological Museum

Technology museum

Museum housed in a historic building with exhibits & demonstrations devoted to science & technology.

4.50 (8.8K reviews) (~5.98 km from centre)

Durga Museum (Maa Phire Elo)

Museum

👍👍 Must visit Details shared below. Morning- 5:00AM to 10AM Evening- 4:00PM to 7:00PM Nearest Railway Station: Lakegardens Nearest Metro Station:- Rabindra Sarovar Location Rabindra Sarovar Durga Exhibition Museum, Rabindra Sarovar Lake, South Kolkata, West Bengal, India

4.50 (556 reviews) (~3.89 km from centre)

Calcutta Town Hall

Heritage building

Built in 1813, this Roman Doric-style government structure houses a local-history museum.

4.50 (549 reviews) (~8.37 km from centre)

Kolkata GPO Postal Museum

Museum

👍👍 Very interesting place for those who love to know history of postal system.

4.50 (150 reviews) (~8.97 km from centre)

Ahuja Museum For Arts

Art museum

👍👍 The place is beautiful but the location given in google map is wrong. The best part is they serves you free coffee

4.50 (102 reviews) (~5.43 km from centre)

Maulana Azad Museum

Museum

👍👍 The museum showcases the life and legacy of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, a prominent freedom fighter and India's first Education Minister. The exhibits are thoughtfully curated, providing a fascinating glimpse into the history and struggles of the Indian independence movement. The museum's knowledgeable...

4.50 (99 reviews) (~5.39 km from centre)

Banking Museum

Museum

👍👍 Old SBI account details are not available

4.50 (35 reviews) (~8.49 km from centre)

Swami Vivekananda Statue

Museum

👍👍 The statue is the symbol of Youth Empowerment and Rise of our Nation.

4.50 (33 reviews) (~4.89 km from centre)

Smaranika Tram Museum

Museum

Artifacts, photos & replicas of early public transportation displayed in a 1930s trolley car.

4.40 (1.6K reviews) (~8.22 km from centre)

Rail Museum, Howrah

Museum

🫤 A great collection of old and current Train engines are kept here. The entry fee is 30 per head. There is toy train that goes around the park that is an additional 30 Rs per head. The garden is well maintained. The security is a bit loose.The place will soon turn into a lovers Point if the security...

4.40 (1K reviews) (~9.36 km from centre)

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