There are 6 Museums and 3 Art Galleries under administrative control of the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. The Museums are as follows:

(i)       National Museum, New Delhi;

(ii)     Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad;

(iii)   Indian Museum, Kolkata;

(iv)   Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata; 

(v)     Allahabad Museum, Allahabad;

(vi)   National Council of Science Museum

  The Art Galleries are as under: -                        

(i)       National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi;

(ii)     National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai and

(iii)   National Gallery of Modern Art, Bengaluru.

The number of staff posted at these Museums and Art Galleries, Museum-wise and Gallery-wise in the country are as under

The officials of these Museums and Galleries are promoted as per their Recruitment Rules respectively.

This information was given by Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

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Sanjay Kumar/jk/Parl. No. 2/15-03-2017