Museums of Maharashtra include both the government museums and private museums. There are a number of museums that preserve items of different ages and cultures. The ancient coins, moulds, dyes, replicas, photographs, and brief write-ups are important pieces from the ancient times. Certain tribal objects are also displayed which denote why the tribal art are exclusive in their form and figure.

The natural and regional history is depicted through the items scattered in the museums, which serve as the important aspects of history and culture. Certain museums are the representatives of multicultural prospects as they possess Indian miniature painting, decorative art and Tibetan and Nepali art, European painting, armoury and textile galleries. The art and craft of approximately five thousand years are displayed in the museums. Some museums are located in Mumbai and as the centre of the state Mumbai attracts a lot of population as well as the museums. Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum, Tribal Museum and Museum of Arthropoda in Pune and Shahaji Chhatrapati Museum in Kolhapur are the other famous museums of Maharashtra.

Certain museums of Maharashtra are based on the replicas and specimens of craniates and insects, mammals, birds, reptiles` amphibians and fishes, all from the Indian subcontinent. Some are well admired for the demonstration of antique pieces of prehistoric era, sculpture from Gandhara, Mathura and the Gupta epoch including Buddhist, Hindu and Jain sculptures and icons. Museums of great historical value and importance were founded to represent the demonstration of the grandeur and lavishing architectural art of ancient and medieval architectural styles of western India.

The science museums of Maharashtra are structured in a way that these can be used as galleries, a place where children can play with immense pleasure with the provocation of learning science in an easier way.

Some museums of Maharashtra function as multifarious accommodations as library, museum, picture gallery, study rooms and a well-equipped laboratory for the preservation of documents and other antiquities. Prince of Wales Museum in Mumabi, Mani Bhavan Mahatma Gandhi Museum, National Maritime Museum are the most famous museums of the state.