Asutosh Museum of Indian Art Kolkata

Asutosh Museum of Indian Art, Kolkata is located in the Centenary Building of the Calcutta University. For those wanting to study or doing research on Bengal's artistic heritage, this is the place to be. The museum houses rare collections of art forms that are unique to the state, including Bengal patachitra paintings, 'katha shilpo' art etc.

This fabulous art gallery was established in 1937 and was aptly named after the great educationist, Asutosh Mookerjee. The main aim of setting this university art museum was to collect, preserve and display the antique items of Indian art, with special focus on Eastern India, especially Bengal as it was getting shadowed in other art schools and museums. Owing to its continuous acquisitions, today Asutosh Museum of Indian Art is the richest university museum boasting of a fabulous collection of folk and rural craft of India.

Apart from collection and preservation of these rare and precious art forms, Asutosh Museum of Indian Art of Kolkata, India also conducts archaeological excavations and rural cultural surveys.

Some fast facts about Asutosh Museum of Indian Art, Kolkata

  -  Location of the museum: Centenary Building, Calcutta University, College Street, Kolkata 700 073
  -  Visiting hours of the museum: 11 am-5 pm, Monday-Friday
  -  Preferred Timings: It is best to visit the museum in the afternoon

How to get to Asutosh Museum of Indian Art, Kolkata

How to Reach: Asutosh Museum of Indian Art is easily accessible by various modes of public transportation available in Kolkata. You can take local buses, mini buses or metered taxis, which are readily available from various parts of the city to take you to the museum.
Another convenient way to reach the museum is by availing the very efficient underground metro railway.

  -  Nearest Railway Station: Howrah.
  -  Nearest Metro Station: Central
  -  Nearest Functional Metro Station: Central
  -  Nearest International Airport: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.