Government Museum

Name: Government Museum
Address: Venkatappa Art Gallery Building, Kasturba Rd, Ambedkar Veedhi, Sampangi Rama Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001, India
Rating: 4.2

Richmond Town

One of India's oldest museums (est. 1865) houses rare archaeological treasures—ancient sculptures, coins, inscriptions, and paintings that chronicle Karnataka's heritage across centuries.

Historic landmark

Ancient artifacts

Family-friendly

Budget-friendly

Tips

📜look for the Halmidi inscription (earliest Kannada, 450 AD)

🏛️two museums side by side (science + historic)

Government Museum

Venkatappa Art Gallery Building, Kasturba Rd, Ambedkar Veedhi, Sampangi Rama Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001, India

archaeology.karnataka.gov.in

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Government Museum

Richmond Town

History Exhibition

One of India's oldest museums (est. 1865) houses rare archaeological treasures—ancient sculptures, coins, inscriptions, and paintings that chronicle Karnataka's heritage across centuries.

Historic landmark

Ancient artifacts

Family-friendly

Budget-friendly

Tips

📜look for the Halmidi inscription (earliest Kannada, 450 AD)

🏛️two museums side by side (science + historic)

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Government Museum

Venkatappa Art Gallery Building, Kasturba Rd, Ambedkar Veedhi, Sampangi Rama Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001, India

archaeology.karnataka.gov.in

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