Bangalore (Bengaluru) is a city with a glorious past and a captivating present. The amazing past of the city is well-preserved in its various museums. These museums not only display a treasure trove of information and artefacts from the city’s past, they also offer a glimpse of the culture and tradition that existed in the by-gone days.
Some of the museums also chronicle and display the city’s history and progress in the fields of science and technology. For anyone who wants to know in depth about the history of Bangalore, the museums of the city have a lot to offer.
We bring to you a list of 5 must visit museums in Bangalore.
Government Museum
The Government Museum in Bengaluru is one of the oldest museums in India. Established in 1865, this museum preserves a rich collection of archaeological and geological artefacts including old jewellery, paintings, inscriptions, sculpture, etc. The museum boasts of a rare collection of ancient coins that belong to the Indus Valley Civilization. It also houses the Halmidi inscriptions, the earliest Kannada inscription belonging to 450 AD.
Contact Information
Cubbon Park, Kasturba Road,
Bangalore – 560001 (Google Map)
Phone: +91 80 2286 4483
Open on: All days of the week except Wednesday and public holidays
Timing: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
HAL Aerospace Museum
Canberra front at HAL Aerospace Museum. Photographer Arunram
The Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) Aerospace Museum in Bangalore is the oldest aerospace museum in India. Established in 2001, the museum depicts the history of Indian aviation and HAL. The exhibits at the museum include aircrafts, air engines and helicopters. A true motion simulator inside the museum offers visitors a very realistic feel of flying fighter jets and commercial aircrafts. The museum also has an ATC Radar perched with L-band surveillance radar having a range of 200 nautical miles.
Contact Information
Varthur Road, HAL GB Quarters,
Marathahalli, Bangalore – 560037 (Google Map)
Phone: +91 80 2231 8341
Open on: All days of the week except on public holidays
Timing: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
NIMHANS Brain Museum
The NIMHANS Brain Museum is an unusual and one-of-its-kind brain museum in the country. Dedicated completely to medical science, this museum has been in existence since 1975 but it has been opened to public since less than 5 years ago. The museum displays more than 600 specimens of brains of all shapes and sizes, preserved in jars of formalin. The brains are of people who died natural deaths or suffered head or brain injuries. There are brains that were diagnosed with certain diseases like Schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease, etc.
Contact Information
NIMHANS,
Hosur Road, SR Krishnappa Garden,
Hombegowda Nagar,
Bangalore – 560029 (Google Map)
Phone: +91 80 2699 5035
Open on: All days of the week
Timing: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum
The Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum is dedicated to Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah, an exceptional statesman. The museum was established in 1962. It has separate galleries and sections dedicated to various aspects of technology like the rockets in the Space Hall, the electrical displays within the Electro Technic Hall, the animatronics in Dinosaur Corner and the Fun Science Hall for children.
Contact Information
Cubbon Park, Kasturba Road,
Bangalore – 560001 (Google Map)
Phone: +91 80 2286 6200
Open on: All days of the week except Mondays and public holidays
Timing: 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Madras Sappers Museum & Archives
The Madras Sappers Museum and Archives is a unique army museum. Established in 1979, the museum chronicles the history and achievements of the Madras Engineer Group (MEG), which was called the ‘Sappers’. The exhibits at the museum include objects that are related to army, history of military, artefacts, armoury, attire, medals, etc. The museum boasts of housing the Deccan Ville, the oldest locomotive built by the MEG.
Contact Information
Kumara Park East, Seshadripuram,
Bangalore – 560020 (Google Map)
Open on: All days of the week
Timing: 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM and 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM (9:00 AM to 12:30 PM on Sundays and holidays)
