Jayachamarajendra Museum & Art Gallery
Jaganmohan Palace built in 1861 by Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar located at around a 10 minutes walk from the city bus stand, encloses the Jayachamarajendra Museum and art gallery. It houses a collection of antiques acquired by the royal family over the years. There are portraits of the royal family in all their ceremonial regalia as well as Indian miniature paintings including paintings by renowned artists like Raja Ravi Varma and Nicholas Roerich. Curios in Ivory, sandal wood, ceramics and stone including Japanese porcelain and English glass, traditional musical instruments, antique furniture and carvings from China are also on display.  The ground floor is dedicated to portraits and murals that depict the genealogy of the Mysore kings and princes including detailed paintings of royal weddings and the annual Dasara procession.
The gallery is open daily from 8.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Entry fee - Rs.15.

Railway Museum
The Railway museum, situated opposite to the CFT Research Institute on Krishnaraja Sagar Road, contains exhibits from the Mysore State Railways that operated between 1881-1951. Set up in 1979, the museum sets a good pattern for regional display and has a good collection. Among the exhibits are steam engines, signals and a Maharani's saloon, with all facilities built in 1899. The highlight here is the Chamundi Gallery that showcases a unique and interesting collection of photographs and paintings depicting the development of the railways. It's fun cum learn museum for children.
Timings  :  10.00 am to 01.00 pm and 03.00 pm to 08.00 pm.

Folklore Museum
Founded in 1968, the folklore museum has a spectacular collection of more than 6,500 unique folklore exhibits from all over Karnataka. Located in the imposing Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion in the Mysore University campus at Manasagangotri, the museum is one of the biggest of its kind in Asia. The exhibits include temple chariots, wooden images from Mekkekatte, religious objects belonging to Soliga tribe, carved wooden figures from Karnataka’s villages, ornamental wooden altar, rural costumes, decorative masks, folk musical instruments, ceremonial headwear etc.
Visiting Hour : 10.00 am to 5.00pm
Sunday and Second Saturday are holidays