印度國家博物館位於喬林基街旁，是公元1875年建造的意大風格建築物。號稱印度三大博物館之一。民族學部門介紹印度各地的風俗習慣、風土人情。地質學部門號稱亞洲最大的地質學展覽館。

印度博物館內展內豐富的印度文化遺產，分為考古學、藝術、民族學、地質學、物產、動物學等六大部門，其中考古學部門陳列豐富，從印度的古文明時代到回教時代的物品，均在此展示，佛教和印度教優美的藝術品也收藏於此藝術部門展示印度各地的紡織品、地毯、金屬及象牙制的藝術品。

The history of the origin and the growth of the Indian Museum is one of the remarkable events towards the development of heritage and culture of India.

Founded in 1814 at the cradle of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (at the present building of the Asiatic Society , 1. Park Street, Kolkata ), Indian Museum is the earliest and the largest multipurpose Museum not only in the Indian subcontinent but also in the Asia-Pacific region of the world.

With the foundation of Indian Museum in 1814, the Museum movement started rolling in India and through the years from then, got a new fillip and great momentum. Since then, it has so magnificently developed and culminated into the fruitful existence of more than 400 museums in the country.

The movement, which was started in 1814, in fact was the beginning of a significant epoch initiating the socio-cultural and scientific achievements of the country. It is otherwise considered as the beginning of the modernity and the end of mediaeval era.