The Birla Museum located at Vallagh Bhavan close to the Lakshmi Narayan Temple complex is an archaeological museum, established in 1971. Birla Museum occupies a significant place among the monuments in Bhopal with numerous informative and interesting artifacts and a wonderful collection of sculptures from various districts of Madhya Pradesh including Mandsaur, Shahdol, Sehore and Raisen dating back to 12th century.

Some among the exhibits in the museum includes a scale model of the Bhimbetka rock shelter with its prehistoric wall paintings, primitive tools and implements that were used during the Paleolithic and Neolithic period, coins and manuscripts belonging to 2nd century BC to the 6th century AD, etc. There is also a small selection of terracotta exhibits from Kausambi. Birla Museum opens from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm on all days, except Mondays and government holidays.