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Museums
Government Archaeological museum
Situated to the south of the lower lake, on the Banganga Rd this Museum has
a fine collection of sculptures from various parts of Madhya Pradesh. The collections
include paintings of various schools, copies of paintings from the Bagh Caves near Mandu and the statues of Alakshmi and the Buddha.
Museum shop sells stone figure copies.
Open daily from 10 am to 5 pm except
Mondays. The museum is closed on Mondays.
Bharat Bhawan
Established in 1982, Bharat Bhawan a center for the creative and performing
arts, is one of the most unique national institutes in India. Designed by the
renowned architect Charles Correa and located in the Shamla hills on the banks
of a lake, it is regarded as one of the most important centres for the
preservation of traditional folk art. The center houses a museum of the arts, an
art gallery, a workshop for fine arts, a repertory theatre, indoor and outdoor
auditoria, rehearsal room, and libraries of Indian poetry, classical and folk
music. They are
'Rupankar'- The museum has contemporary urban, folk and art of aboriginals, a
ceramic workshop, litho workshop and facilities for stone craft and metal
casting.
'Rangmandal'- Numerous plays and stage shows are held here. It also has a rich
library and play museum.
'Vagartha'- A centre of Indian poetry and provides an excellent platform to the
writers for interaction through lecture, recitation, translation and
publication. It has a rich collection of of the ancient and contemporary poetry.
'Anhad'- A center for Indian classical and folk music organising programmes of
top musicians.
Open from 2 pm to 8 pm every day except Mondays.
Tribal Habitat (Museum of Man)
An open-air exhibition of tribal house types located at Rashtriya Manav
Sangrahalaya on Shamla Hills, the Tribal Habitat is a presentation of actual-size dwellings typical of contemporary tribal cultures in various states of India. The exhibition
gives a complete insight into the architectural features of the tribal houses
with elaborately displayed interiors. There are craft and pottery demonstrations
in the exhibition.
Open every day expect on Mondays and national holidays, from 10 am to 6 pm.
Laxminarayan Temple & Museum
Also known as Birla Mandir, this beautiful Vaishnavite temple on the Arera Hills has an
excellent museum attached to it which houses a collection of sculptures from
Raisen, Sehore, Mandsour and Shahdol districts of Madhya Pradesh. The stone sculptures are mainly of Vishnu, Siva and their consorts and
incarnations. There is also a small selection of terracotta exhibits from
Kausambi. The Museum is open from 9 am to 5 pm on all days except Mondays.
Regional Science Centre
Regional Science Centre, located on the Shamla Hills, houses a planetarium
and a science museum with about 300 participatory exhibits distributed equally in
'Invention' and 'Fun Science' galleries. Two new galleries have been added,
namely The Umbrella (Gallery on atmosphere) and The Energy. The centre is open
all seven days a week and is closed on Holi and Diwali.
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