The Indian Museum is one of the most famous museums in India and The ninth oldest regular museum of the world.

Kolkata Indian Museum was established in 1814 in the Asiatic Society Building by Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, a botanist from Denmark. In 1875 it was shifted to its current location. It is divided into six main sections – Art,
Industry,
Zoology,
Geology,
Archaeology and
Anthropology.
The Archaeological Section has a collection of stone-age artifacts belonging to the Mohenjodaro and Harappa civilizations. There is also an urn containing Buddha's ashes.