Museum
» Army Medical Corps Museum
C/O CHQ (HRDC), Amc centre and school, Lucknow- 02
Tel: +91 522 229-6435 Extn. 6435
› Open on requirement; closed: Sunday and holidays.
› Central Government; Army: 1961
› Education officer Defiance history, war booty, war equipments, medical history, metals Library.
› Multi-purpose museum and Army medical museum.
» Anthropological Museum
Sri Jai Narain Post Graduate College,(KKC) Station Road, Lucknow.
Tel: +91 522 2635563, 09415083663; Fax : +91 522 2635563;
› 8.00 AM to 12.00 noon; Winter: 9.30 AM to 1.30 PM; Closed: Sundays & holidays.
› College; 1957; Head of the Department of Anthropology.
› Important gallery: Art gallery, biological model gallery, material culture gallery, tools gallery.
› Biological and anthropological objects, tribal and traditional material, cultural objects, prehistoric and archaeological objects, maps, charts, and models, etc.
› Guide service; film shows: Saturday second 12noon; lectures; School program Saturday (third) 12noon
› Photography allowed.
› Anthropological and multi-Purpose Museum
» Archaeological Museum
Department of Ancient Indian History and Archaeology, Lucknow University, Lucknow -226007.
› 11.00 A.M to 5.00 P.M Closed: University holidays.
› University; 1960; Director Museum.
› Plaster casts, models of Ajanta cave 19, Temples of Mahablipuram, Stupa of Sanchi, seals, coins, terracotta's, Prehistoric tools and fossils, ancient Indian potteries, photographs and charts, manuscripts, iron implements.
› Photography not allowed.
› Archaeological Museum.
» Bal Sangrahalaya
Motilal Nehru Marg, Charbagh, Lucknow-226 004.
Tel: +91 522 2636133; Gram: Children Museum.
› 10.30 A.M. to 5.00 P.M.; Closed: Mondays.
› Private; 1957; Honorary Secretary.
› Paintings, sculptures, toys, tools, scientific, models, dioramas. The objects are displayed in foreign cultural gallery, Buddha, Geology Health under the sea, man on the moon and science galleries.
› Brochure, Bal Lok Magazine, Samachar Newsletter for the children.
› Guide service; film shows normally Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays or any day reserved by scholars - 10.30 A.M. to 4.30 P.M. (depends upon the reservation time) generally thrice a week for three hours a day; lectures.
› Photography allowed.
› Children Museum.
» Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany
53, University Road, Lucknow -226 007.
Tel: +91 522 2324291; Fax: +91 522 2381948; Gram: PALAEOBOTANY;
› 10.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M.; Closed: Saturdays, Sun- days and holidays.
› Autonomous body of Central Government; 1946; Director
› Plant fossils and specimens of palaebotanical interest, Palaeobotanist, Catalogue, Inventories reports.
› Guide service; School Program.
› Photography allowed.
› Natural History Museum.
» Birbal Savitri Sahni Memorial Museum
686 - Birbal Sahni Marg, Lucknow -226 007.
Tel: +91 522 2323854
› Summer: 8.00A.M to 10.00 A.M., 5.00 P.M. to 6.00 P.M; Winter: 9.00 A.M. to 1.00 P.M.; Closed: Monday.
› Registered Society: Sahni Foundation: 1984; Secretary -Convener.
› Personalia collection and belongings of Prof. B. Sahni, F.R.S. and Padam Shri Savitri Sahni like furniture, clothing's, manuscripts, coins, research papers material, correspondence with dignitaries, photographs of renowned world scientists and books, etc.
› Casual publication of scientific papers.
› Library- consisting of Sahni's collections
› Memorial Lectures and public awareness of scientific activities; Student awareness program; during the function days -twice in years.
› Photography allowed
› Personalia Museum.
» Botany Museum
Botany Department, Lucknow University, Lucknow -226 007.
Tel: +91 522 243722.
› 11.00 A.M. to 4.00 P.M.; Closed: Sundays and other holidays; Free (but with permission)
› University; 1940; Head.
› Important and rare specimens of various disciplines of botany.
› Picture postcards; coloured reproductions; monographs.
› Guide service; lectures.
› Photography allowed with permission.
› Botanical Museum.
» Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (council of scientific & industrial research)
Kukrail Picnic Spot Road P.O. (CIMAP), Lucknow -226 015. (U.P.)
Tel: +91 522 2359623, (Director); 2342676, 2359624, 2359632; Fax: +91 522 2342666;
› 9.00 A.M. to 5.30 P.M.; Closed: Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
› CSIR; 1982-83; Head, Information, Liaison & Extension.
› Colored Photographs and live plants used in modern medicines along with important active constituents; coloured photographs and live essential oil-bearing plants along with important essential oils and their active constituents,. coloured photographs and live plants used in indigenous system of medicine, photo- graphs of medicinal and aromatic plants with botanical description, herbal samples, Swathy Vatika has 50 different medicinal and aromatic plants, plant species are cultivated through out India.
› Photography not allowed.
› Science Museum.
» Crafts Museum, Central Design Centre
8, Cantt. Road, Kaiserbagh, Lucknow.
› 10.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M.; Closed: Sundays and Government holidays.
› State Government; 1956; Museum In charge.
› Zerdozi work, metal, stone, cane and wooden objects, Bidri work, Ivory objects, soapstone objects, clay Taj Mahal, in lay in stone, brass and copper objects, terracotta, porcelain, textiles, clay toys, coins.
› Guide book
› Photography allowed with permission.
› Crafts museum.
» Department of Anatomy
K.G. Medical College, Lucknow -226 003. (U.P.)
Tel: +91 522 2257671;
› 10.00 A.M to 5.00 P.M.; Closed: Sundays and holidays; Free.
› University; 1911; Professor.
› Mounted and dissected specimens of all the parts of human body birth defects, twins (normal and abnormal), genetics, surface anatomy, radiological anatomy, osteology, and Anthropology, CT scan anatomy.
› Guide service; film shows on every Saturday.
› Photography not allowed.
› Medical Museum.
» Department of Geology
University of Lucknow, Lucknow -226 007.
Tel: +91 522 274798.
› 10.30 A.M to 5.00 P.M.; Closed: Sundays and holidays; Free.
› University; 1951; Head of the Department.
› Indian rock types, Indian minerals, Indian fossils from all horizons, specimens showing all types of structural features, type specimens and holo type slides of fossil forms.
› Photography allowed.
› Educational and Geological Museum.
» Department of Zoology
University of Lucknow
Tel: +91 522 245184.
› 10.30 AM to 5.00 P.M.; Closed: Sundays; Free.
› University; 1921; Professor.
› Various invertebrates and vertebrates preserved in formalin and alcohol. Specimens of mammals are mostly stuffed, some specimens of rare mammals, skeletons of mammals.
› Photography allowed.
› Zoological Museum.
» Department of Forensic Medicine Museum
K.G Medical College, Lucknow.
› 9.30 AM to 4.30 PM; Closed: Sunday and other holidays.
› State Government; 1953; Head of Department. From Departmental Mortuary.
› Indian Police Journal Medicine Science and Law.
› Lectures: 36 regular lectures for MBBS; 40 regular Seminars for M.D.
› Photography not allowed.
› Medical Museum.
» D. N. Majumdar Museum
L-II/31, Sector-B, Aliganj Scheme, Lucknow -226 024.
Tel: +91 522 2372362.
› 4.00 P.M. to 8.00 P.M. Closed: Government of U.P. gazette holidays.
› Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society, A Regd. Society: 1945; General Secretary. Ethnographic specimens of tribal, folk life and culture including dresses, headgears, ornaments, weapons, baskets, masks, toys, ritual paintings, etc.
› Guide service; school program; lecture.
› Photography allowed with permission.
› Ethnographical Museum.
» Ethnological Museum
Department of Anthropology, Lucknow University, Lucknow -226 007.
Tel: +91 522 272473; Gram: Anthropology University.
› 11.00 AM to 5.00 PM; Closed: May and June; Free.
› University; 1951; Incharge.
› Ethnographic, prehistoric, archaeological, paleo-anthropological objects, implements, weapons, objects of transport, dresses, stone tools, prehistoric hunting scenes (Plaster models).
› Guide service, school program, film show, lectures.
› Ethnographical Museum.
» Gandhi Museum
Gandhi Bhawan, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow -226 001.
Tel: +91 522 2509479, 2225396; (R) 2710169, 2271293; Gram: Gandhi Bhawan.
› 10.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M.
› U.P. Gandhi Smarak Nidhi; 1973; Curator.
› Photographs, paintings, replicas, stamps, letters, literature on Jawahar Lal Nehru
Dr .Rajendra Prasad,
Jai Prakash Narain, J.P. Kriplani, Kaka Kalelkar; Dhirendra Majumdar, J.Krishnamurty, Swami Vivekananda, Ram Krishna Param Hans, Tulsi Das, Kabir Das and other religious Saints.
› Guide service; film shows on Sunday and other important occasions-evening; lectures.
› Photography allowed.
› Personalia Museum.
» Geology Museum
Department of geology, J.N. P.G college, Lucknow -226 001.
Tel: +91 522 2635563
› Summer: 10.00 A.M. to 3.00 P.M.; Closed: Sunday and other college -holidays.
› College: 1973; Head, Department of Geology.
› Minerals, rocks, fossils etc.
› School Program: All working days 10.00 to 3.00 P.M.
› Photography not allowed
› Educational Museum, Geological Museum.
» Geological Museum
GSI Complex Vasundhara Sector E, Aliganj, Lucknow -226 024.
Tel: (0522) 232147, 2321510, 2325118,
Fax: +91 522 2376407,2326242,2326896 Ext. 381;
› 11.00 A.M. to 1.00 P.M. and 2.00 P.M. to 4.00 P.M.; Closed: Saturdays, Sundays and gazetted holiday;
› Central Government; Petrology Division, Geological survey of India, northern Region; 1961; Director, Petrology Division)
› Rocks, minerals, fossils, models, maps, charts and photographs.
› Guide service; film shows; lectures; school programme-11.00 AM to 1.00 PM & 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM.
› Photography allowed with permission.
› Geological Museum.
» Lok Kala Sangrahalaya
Kala Parisar, Kaiserbagh, Lucknow.
Tel: +91 522 2274638
› 10 .00 A.M to 5.00 P.M.; Closed: Sunday; Free.
› State Government; Feb. 1989; Director.
› Metal objects, terracotta, pottery, wooden objects, folk paintings, oil paintings, musical instruments masks, soapstone objects, clay toys, jewelry, basketry, mukuts, anthropological objects.
› Guide service; school program -Workshops for clay modeling, Doll making.
› Arts and Crafts Museum.
» Museum of College of Arts and Crafts
Lucknow.
Tel: +91 522 2272326.
› 10.00 AM to 5.00 P.M.; Closed: Sundays and University holidays; Free.
› University; 1911; Curator.
› Ancient arts and crafts collection, paintings, etchings, ivory, terra-cotta, metal and wooden objects, porcelain, miniature paintings, bidriware, enamel work
Lectures.
› Photography allowed.
› Arts and Crafts Museum.
» Museum of Pathology
Upgraded Department of Pathology, K.G Medical College, Lucknow -226 003.
Tel: +91 522 2257580
› 10.00 A.M to 5.00 P.M.; Closed: Sundays and other University holidays; Free.
› University; 1913; Head of the Department.
› Pathological specimens of surgical, medical, gynecological and ophthalmic and other various systems parasites, varigno type snakes found in India, models of clay, plastics, etc. depicting various diseases, charts and photographs, mounted coloured glass transparencies of large number of diseases, mounted X-ray, demonstration microscopes.
› Monographs; catalogues.
› Photography allowed with permission.
› Medical Museum.
» Museum, National Botanical Research Institute
Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow-226 001.
Tel: EPBX- +91 522 2205831,35, 2205848, 2205899, 2207819,2206239; Fax: +91 522 2205836, 2205839;
› 9.30 A M to 6.00 PM; Closed: Saturdays, Sundays and government holidays.
› Central Government; 1982; Curator.
› Charts, models, photographs, translights and living botanical specimens.
› Guide service; film shows on request; lectures.
› Photography allowed.
› Botanical Museum.
» Regional Science Centre
Sector E, Aliganj Scheme, Lucknow -226 024.
Tel: +91 522 2321804; Gram: POPSCIENCE;
› 10.00 A.M. to 5.30 P.M.; Closed: Holi and Diwali only; Rs. 5.00 and Rs. 2.00 for student groups Autonomous financed by Central Government; Sept. 1989; Project Coordinator
› Important galleries: Underwater exploration, Human Behavior, Biotechnological Revolution, Ganga Popular Science, The story of water, Fluidics, Aquamobile, science Part.
› Hands-on, interactive participatory exhibits on different topics like physics, chemistry, mathematics, hydrostatics etc.
› Guide service; school program; film shows; Taramandal show -Science magic show everyday;
› Photography allowed on special permission.
› Science Museum.
» 1857 Memorial Museum
Residency, Lucknow
› 10.00 am to 5.00 pm, Closed on – Monday
› Central Government; ASI
› The museum, designed to present a visual accounts of the freedom struggle of 1857, consists a model of the Residency, old photographs, lithographs, paintings, documents, period objects such as guns, swords, shields, musketing cannons, rank badges, medals and other items. Diorama and paintings on canvas showing some of the battle at the Residency and other relating to the theme also from part of the display.
› Entrance Fee :
Rs. 5/- per head
(Children up to 15 years free).
› Photography not allowed.
› Memorial Museum.
» State Museum
Banarasibagh, Lucknow -226 001.
Tel: +91 522 2206158, 2206157; Fax: +91 522 2206158 Gram: State Museum, Lucknow.;
Website: www.statemuseumlucknow.com
› 10.30 A.M. to 4.30 P.M.; Closed: Mondays, Sunday following the second Saturday and other local and gazette holidays, Rs. 2.00 per adult and Re. 1.00 child. Students- free
› State Government; 1863; Director.
› A vast collection of sculptures, terracottas, prehistoric tools, copper hoards, manuscripts, thankas, scroll paintings, bidri ware, coins, ivory, wood work, bronze images, metal ware, paintings, etchings, textiles, miniatures, crafts and natural history specimens.
› Bulletin of Museums and Archaeology in U.P.; several monographs.
› Guide service; school program; film shows with prior intimation; lectures.
› Photography allowed with permission on payments per camera Rs. 15.00 only.
› There is a sales counter of plaster cast, publication etc.
› Multi-Purpose Museum.