Appendix: 3

A List of Museums in Gujarat

Sr. Year of
Name of Museum Governing Bodies
No. Establishment

1. Kutch Museum, Bhuj 1877 Govt, of Gujarat

2. Barton Museum, Bhavnagar 1882 Govt, of Gujarat

3. Watson Museum, Rajkot 1888 Govt, of Gujarat

4. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Museum, 1890 Muni. Corpo., Surat

Surat

5. Baroda Museum and Picture Gallery, 1894 Govt of Gujarat

Vadodara

6. Junagadh Museum, Junagadh 1901 Govt, of Gujarat

7. Lady Wilson Museum, Dharampur 1928 Govt, of Gujarat

(Dist. Valsad)

8. Health Museum, Vadodara 1937 Municipal

Corporation

9. Archaeological Museum, Jamnagar 1946

10. B. J. Medical College Museum, 1946

Ahmedabad

11. Calico Museum of Textile, 1948 Trust

Ahmedabad

12. University Museum, 1949 University

Vallabh Vidhyanagar

13. Gandhi Memorian Residential 1950 Trust

Museum (Kirti Mandir), Porbandar

14. Prabhas Patan Museum, Prabhas 1951 Govt, of Gujarat

Patan

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15. Shri Girdharbhai Children Museum, 1955 Trust Museum
Amreli

16. Museum Department of 1956 University

Archaeology,

M.S. University of Baroda

17. City Museum, Ahmedabad 1957 Municipal

Corporation

18. Dhirajben Bal Sangrahalay, 1959 Trust

Kapadvanj

19. N.C. Mehta Gallery, Ahmedabad 1960 Trust

20. Gandhi Smirti Museum, Bhavnagar 1960 Trust

21. B. J. Institute Museum, Ahmedabad 1993 Trust

22. Shri Rajnikant Parekh Art and KB. 1960 Trust

Parekh Commerce College,
Khambhat

23. Maharaja Fatesing Museum, 1961 Trust

Vadodara

24. Tribal Museum, Gujarat Vidhyapith, 1963 University

Ahmedabad

25. Gandhi Memorial Museum, 1963 Trust

Ahmedabad

26. Shri Ambalal Ranchchoddas Sura 1965 Trust

Museum, Modasa

27. Karamchand Gandhi Memorial, 1969 Trust

Rajkot

28. Lothal Museum, Lothal 1970 Govt, of India

29. Saputara Museum, Saputara 1970 Govt, of Gujarat

30. Natural History Museum, 1974 Muni. Corpo.,

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad

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31. Shreyas Museum, Ahmedabad 1974 Trust

Shreyas Children Museum,

Ahmedabad

32. Sardar Patel Smriti Kendra 1980 Trust

(Agriculture Museum)

33. Darbar Hall Museum, Junagadh 1977 Govt, of Gujarat

34. Sardar Patel National Memorial, 1980 Trust

Ahmedabad

35. Vechhar Museum, Ahmedabad 1980 Trust

36. Bhartiya Sanskrit Darshan, Bhuj 1980 Trust

37. Sardar Patel National Museum, 1981 Govt, of Gujarat

Bardoli

38. Ayana Mahal, 1982 Trust

(Shri Madan Sinhji Museum) Bhuj

39. Museum of Department of 1982 University

Museology, M.S. University, Baroda

40. Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum, 1984 Trust

Ahmedabad

41. Science Center, Dharmpur, 1984 Central Govt.

Dist. Valsad

42. Akshardham, Gandhinagar 1985 Trust

43. Sardar Patel National Memorial, 1986 Trust

Ahmedabad

44. Kite Museum, Ahmedabad 1986 Trust

45. Sardar Patel Momorial, Karamsad 1990 Trust

46. Sharad Baug Palace Museum, Bhuj 1991 Trust

47. Shamlaji Museum, Shamlaji 1992 Govt, of Gujarat

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48. Shri Vishal Jain Kala Sanshtan, 1992 Trust
Palitana

49. Podium Gujarat Vidhan Sabha, 1993 Govt, of Gujarat

Gandhinagar

50. Samrat Samprati Museum, Koba 1994 Trust

51. Vadnagar Museum, Vadnagar 1996 Govt, of Gujarat

52. Chhotaudepur Museum, 2001 Govt, of Gujarat

Chhotaudepur

53. Rotary Dolls Museum, Rajkot 2004 Trust

54. Kavi Kalpi Sangrahalay, 2006 Trust

Lathi (Dist. Amreli)

55. Swaminarayan Museum, Ahmedabad 2006 Trust

56. Shri Adinath Kala Mandir, 2007 Trust

Tithal (Dist. Valsad)

57 Utensils Museum, Ahmadabad

In addition to above list there are many museums in the state of Gujarat
museums which are not much known to the people like; Shree Arvind
Memorial Vadodara, Gandhi Smruti Kala-Kaushalya Museum Bhavnagar,
Shree Goverdhanram Smruti Mandir Nadiyad, Natya Kala Museum Morbi,
Prachya Vidhya Mandir Museum Vadodara, Bhartiya Sanskruti Darsan
(Kachcha)Bhuj, Bhartiya Sanskruti Museum Ahmadabad etc.

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