MUSEUMS IN BANGALORE
Visveshvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum
This place is fun for children and adults. It houses a treasure trove of machines and artifacts related to science and technology. Its interactive exhibits make this a great place for children to develop a love for science and to demystify facts.
Distance : 1.3 km / Kasturba Road
Venkatappa Art Gallery and Government Museum
The Government Museum, housed in a beautiful 1877 stricture with Cornithian columns, is one of the oldest in the country. The museum displays an interesting collection of sculptures, paintings, coins and artifacts, Old Stone Age implements and tools. Several antiques dating to the Mohanjadaro and Harappa Civilization are also on display. The paintings gallery has some rare original Mysore and Tanjore style paintings.
Distance : 1.8 km / Kasturba Road
Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat
Chitrakala Parishat is a renowned school of art in Bangalore, with an enviable alumni list. Located in a tree-lined campus, has a museum, a store and a gallery worth visiting. The gallery has rotating exhibits while the museum has permanent displays of paintings and crafts. CKP comes alive during its much-awaited fests: the annual Handicraft Mela and the Chitra Santhe (art market), both of which provide outlets for artists and craftsmen.
Distance : 3.1 km / Kumara Park East
The Heritage Centre & Aerospace Museum
The Heritage Centre & Aerospace Museum at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore, is located on Airport Road, 8 km. from M. G .Road and only 1.5 km. from Airport. It is a rare display of sorts, first of its kind and unique in its nature.A visit to the Heritage centre is a most spectacular feast for the eyes, unseen anywhere in the country. HAL has given Bangalore an unique status City of Aeronautics.
Distance : 8 km / Old Airport Road
Cubbon Park Aquarium
The Govt. Aquarium is in is an octagonal shaped building. This is one of the largest Aquariums in India, showcasing a variety of indigenous and exotic, cultivable as well as ornamental pet fish. The Hocks stick, the Pearl Coushmi, the India Tiger Borb, the Moon Tail, as well as edible fish are a feast to the visitors. The Aquarium provides food for thought, well but if you want to taste the fish, there is a fish stall here 🙂
Distance : 1.7 km /Sheshadri Road