Birla Industrial Museum Kolkata

Birla Industrial Museum, Kolkata is India's first Science & Technology Museum that was set up in the year 1959, with the aim to mobilize the popularity of science and technology among the masses as per the vision of our first Prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. With Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, the then Chief Minister of Bengal as the torchbearer of this mission in Bengal, Birla Industrial and Technological Museum, Kolkata was set up on a premises donated by the wealthy house of the Birlas and hence the name.

Special Event / Annual Event held at Birla Industrial Museum, Kolkata

  -  Science exhibitions
  -  Symposiums and seminars are a regular feature of the Museum
For exact date and timings of such events, kindly check with the Museum Helpdesk.

Some fast facts about Birla Industrial Museum, Kolkata

  -  Location of the museum: Gurusaday Road crossing
  -  Visiting hours of the museum: 10 A.M. - 5.30 P.M
  -  Preferred Timings: It is best to visit the museum in the morning between 10 A.M. - 12 P.M. & in the afternoon between 2.30 P.M. - 4 P.M
  -  Admission charge: Rs. 7 /- for adults and Rs 3/- for students
  -  Photography / Video charges: Strictly prohibited
  -  Time required for sightseeing: About 2 hours

How to get to Birla Industrial Museum, Kolkata

How to Reach: Birla Industrial Museum 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: Park Street
  -  Nearest Functional Metro Station: Park Street
  -  Nearest International Airport: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.