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
303 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
304 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
305 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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