The Indian Archaeological museums are famous for providing a vivid picture of the Indian subcontinent. An integral part, in preserving the rich cultural heritage of India, the Indian archaeological museums are present in mainly the major Indian cities. The Indian archaeological museums are exhibiting a large variety of excavated materials from ancient and medieval India.

Apart from providing information and exhibiting important archaeological elements of ancient times, the Indian archaeological museums also conduct archaeological excavations. The main objective behind this is to discover archaeological evidences of ancient India whist unfolding the history of Indian civilisation. Archaeological records like sculptures, portraits, coins and currency, revenue and court fee stamps, wooden and bronze sculptures, armoury etc are ideally housed in the Indian archaeological museums.

Some of the Indian archaeological museums restrict their concentration only on the archaeological heritage of the place, where they are situated. However, most of the museums concentrate on the entire archaeological heritage of India and they try to collect and exhibit the archaeological components. Among the numerous archaeological museums in India, there are only a few that have earned recognition not only all over India, rather in the world. Some of these museums include the AP State Archaeology Museum, Hyderabad; Archaeological Museum, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh; Asiatic Society, Kolkata, West Bengal; District Archaeological Museum, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh; Indian Museum, Kolkata, West Bengal; Nalanda Archaeological Museum, Nalanda, Bihar; National Museum, New Delhi; Napier Museum, Kerala; Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum, Pune, Maharashtra; State Archaeological Gallery, Kolkata, West Bengal etc.

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