SRIKRISHNA MUSEUM
Museum presenting exclusive paintings, sculptures, works in wood, stone, ...Read more
GANDHI MUSEUM
Museum dedicated to Gandhi, featuring a collection of photos and writings ...Read more
TAGORE MUSEUM
A museum with a clear, concise presentation of Tagore's life and work, and ...Read more
NATIONAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART
Read moreThis museum allows the public to discover works of art dating from 1850 to the present. In addition to the permanent collection, there are occasional exhibitions. It is located in the old Maharaja palace of Jaipur, where you can admire the works of many contemporary Indian artists in different styles. The Museum of Modern Art was born under the impetus of Nehru and Maulana Azad, Minister of Education from 1947 to 1958 and considered one of the major authors of Urdu language in the th century. It opened its doors in 1954.
The 17 000 works owned by the museum allow to trace the different currents in the history of modern Indian art in a particularly clear and interesting way. It reveals the liveliness of Indian contemporary art, which is completely unknown in our surroundings.
. The story begins with miniature painting, a pictorial tradition very practiced in northern India from the th century. This school is still in practice in Rajasthan or Punjab.
. and Mysore. You can admire works of the pictorial tradition of Thanjavur and Mysore in southern India. Most are of religious inspiration and are a style rich in detail and often enhanced by the gold leaf. The school of Mysore is mainly expressed on paper, while the Thanjavur school is a practice of fabric painting.
European travellers. The movement of travellers from Europe was particularly successful with British painters who travel to India from 1770 to the search for contracts. This tradition lasted until the mid th century and most works are oils on canvas, Western techniques glorified by a orientalist vision that gives India a mysterious and exotic image.
Period of the Company. This style refers to the period from the th to the th century, under the Eastern Company of India. Indian artists, who meet the requirements of British settlers, focus on painting flora and fauna, folk traditions, monuments and landscapes. This school is at the crossroads between naturalism and intimacy and the medieval style of miniaturisme.
Academic realism. From 1870, Indian painting is a radical turning point. It is mainly due to learning the technique of Indian painting, as well as to the public's taste for a realistic and naturalist vision of the themes represented. One of the greatest artists at the time was Pastonji Bomanjee, a painter born in Trivandrum, Kerala.
The school in Bengal. Launched by Abanindranath Tagore, the famous family of intellectuals in Calcutta, the movement is created in total failure with the school of academic realism. Tagore draws on old techniques, materials and forms of Indian pictorial expression to create a pan-Indian movement. It will then expand its movement to the whole of Asia by studying Japanese techniques. The result is a nebulous and romantic vision of India, its landscapes, its historical or pastoral scenes.
Amrita Sher-Gil (1913-1941). This artist, born of Indian father and Hungarian mother, trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. His first canvases, dating back to 1930, reflect European style and style of life. Back in India from 1934, his style is self-indulgent and she takes on the colours, textures and vitality of the country. The museum has the largest collection of this major artist, with no fewer than 100 different paintings.
Jamini Roy (1887-1972). This Bengali artist drew in the traditional folk expression, pratiquant and simplifying forms. Throughout his career, he used only a palette of 7 different colours.
School of Shantiniketan. In 1901, the immense poet and artist Rabindranath Tagore founded a small school in the village of Shantiniketan. Education is based on studies in the natural environment rather than on studio work. This results in works inspired by natural contexts where each artist could print his own vision. Nandalal Bose is one of the major artists of this school.
Abstraction in Indian contemporary art. This section presents works by artists very different parties in search of purity of lines, shapes and colours, from the years 1950-1960. Gaitonde, Patel and Mohamedi are among those artists who have initiated the movement.
Movements of the 1970 s. In the early 1970 s, the narrative form turned more towards the mythical and mystic. Artists express their fears and obsessions in a dreamlike, enchanted manner. The works of KG Subramayan or Prabhakar Barwe reflect this new metaphysical dimension.
Contemporaries. The early 1980 s marks a gradual reversal of the themes that undermine the "old". Young artists turn to new forms of artistic expression and taste in painting, video, photo, screenwriting of three-dimensional elements. The themes are about gender, the environment and the urban crisis.
In addition to galleries dedicated to painting, the museum also includes galleries dedicated to sculpture and photography.
MATHURA MUSEUM
Read moreMathura was home to a famous school of sculpture between the 1st and 6th centuries. The city was one of the capitals of the Kushana empire under which the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara (the ancient kingdom of Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan) was developed. The Mathura school is characterized by the use of red sandstone, the fineness and grace of the faces and bodies. You will especially notice the statues of Buddha, including one dating from the first century. Hindu statuary took over the techniques of Greco-Buddhist art. You will also notice statues from the Hindu Middle Ages.
TIBET HOUSE
An establishment retracing the history of the Himalayan kingdoms and the ...Read more
NATIONAL CRAFTS MUSEUM
Museum with a collection of rare artifacts from all over India; replicas of ...Read more
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Museum featuring superb exhibits such as stone-carved scenes from the5th ...Read more
SULABH INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF TOILETS
A museum promoting hygiene awareness, with a collection of sanitaryware ...Read more
Acharya Jogesh Chandra Purakriti Bhaban
Museum with Neolithic bone and carved stone tools, terracotta pottery from ...Read more
ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Archaeological museum opened in 1967 with 5 different wings featuring ...Read more
DIRECTORATE OF HANDICRAFTS & HANDLOOM
A type of small museum exhibiting shawls, carpets, ceremonial masks, ...Read more
BHARATIYA SANSKRUTI DARSHAN MUSEUM
Museum featuring a private collection belonging to a former forest ranger, ...Read more
BANGAR MUSEUM
Read moreThe museum opened its doors in 1991 and its name pays tribute to Bangur Juar, a personality from Pali. It exhibits a varied but rich collection of traditional clothing, coins and weapons. It includes 6 different sections: prehistoric period, archaeological section, numismatics, painting, weapons and armour, crafts and tribal art. This last section highlights in particular the Garasiya tribe, still present today between Udaipur and northern Gujarat.
GOVERNMENT MUSEUM
Well-restored museum with two galleries featuring stone statues and ...Read more
ASSAM STATE MUSEUM
Government museum tracing the history of Assam through various sections and ...Read more
PARTITION MUSEUM
Museum retracing the dramatic history of the partition of India, with its ...Read more
JANTAR MANTAR
Observatory housing measuring instruments for determining the exact ...Read more
KACHCHH MUSEUM
Exciting museum with geological displays and ancient engravings, ...Read more
MEN-TSEE-KHANG
Center with an institute devoted to Tibetan medicine and astrology, and a ...Read more
NATIONAL GANDHI MUSEUM
Museum featuring a collection of photos tracing the Mahatma's life, his ...Read more
KIRTI MANDIR
Museum erected in 1950 and dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, with his writings, ...Read more
STATE MUSEUM OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
Museum in the former summer residence of Lord William Beresford, exhibiting ...Read more
MUSEUM OF HIMACHAL CULTURE & FOLK ART
Museum exhibiting a collection of objects from the region, and the methods ...Read more
GOVERNMENT MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY
Gallery and museum with copies of bronze objects, miniatures, a fine ...Read more
THE THAR HERITAGE MUSEUM
Small museum housing art objects, fossils, turbans and more, with a room ...Read more
GANDHI SMRITI
Museum in Mahatma Gandhi's last residence, with a collection of photographs ...Read more
LALGARH PALACE
Huge red sandstone palace built in 1900 by maharaja Ganga Singh to mark the ...Read more
SRIMANTA SANKARADEVA KALAKSHETRA
A cultural center where you can discover the many facets of the state, its ...Read more
DISTRICT MUSEUM ZIRO
A museum where you can discover the cultures of Arunachal Pradesh, ...Read more
Musée des arts tribaux de l'Odisha
5-room museum showcasing the arts of the 62 tribes of Odisha through 1,900 ...Read more
VINTAGE CARS MUSEUM
Classic car museum in the former royal garage, featuring 22 rare vehicles, ...Read more
CRYSTAL GALLERY
Unique collection of crystal pieces located in a gallery overlooking the ...Read more
NATIONAL RAIL MUSEUM
Museum featuring a collection tracing the history of the Indian railroad, ...Read more
VIRASAT-E-KHALSA
Museum in a unique architectural building dedicated to Sikhism, named after ...Read more
BODHGAYA ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Museum with stone and bronze statues and statuettes evoking scenes from the ...Read more
NALANDA MUSEUM
A museum featuring pieces found during archaeological digs in the Nalanda ...Read more
ANOKHI MUSEUM
Museum located in a well-restored haveli, dedicated to textiles and the ...Read more