Indian Museum (Jadu Ghar)

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8 / 10

4 expert reviews

“Mostly a loveably old-fashioned place that fills a large colonnaded palace ranged around a central lawn.”

– Lonely Planet

Frommer's Frommer's
"Containing things beautiful, unusual, and ancient, the museum is known to locals as Jadu Ghar, the House of Magic." Full review
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The textiles-and-decorative-arts gallery is most impressive. It can be difficult to find, however -- ask for assistance.
Fodor's Fodor's
"India's oldest museum has one of the largest and most comprehensive collections in Asia, including one of the best natural-history collections in the world." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"The country’s largest museum, is a vast and stolid colonial edifice full of unheralded oddities and treasures hidden in plain sight." Full review