“A museum is a place where one should lose one’s head,” remarked the Italian architect, Renzo Piano. As someone sharing this belief, P. Manisha lists a few unique museums in India.
Museum of Illusions, Delhi
Ready for a ride into the world of deception that is both educational and entertaining? The Museum of Illusions in New Delhi offers a unique experience to its visitors and takes them into a fascinating world of tricks where nothing is what it seems. This innovative museum has a trick up its sleeve for everyone- children, parents, partners, and grandparents.
Vortex Tunnel, Upside Down Room, Infinity room, and Holograms are just the beginning of a thrilling ride in this museum.
Schedule a visit:
Address: A 30-33, 1st Floor, A Block, Inner Circle, Connaught Place, (Near Rajiv Chowk Metro Station Exit Gate Number 8), New Delhi – 110001
Email: info@museumofillusions.in
Phone: 011-40813301, 011-40813302
Mobile: 8595753885
Website: https://museumofillusions.in/
Hyd Selfie Museum, Hyderabad
Are you a selfie lover? The Hyderabad Selfie museum is a place that will make it extremely hard to leave.
Colourful and unique outdoor and indoor sets of this museum are scenes you will find nowhere and will give you a perfect collection for your Instagram. Some of the sets include a colourful ball pit, barbie’s box, a 19th-century London telephone booth, and a millionaire’s bedroom, where you click many pictures.
Schedule a visit:
Address – Thumkunta Shamirpet, First Floor Punjabi Haveli Dhaba (Beside Aalankrita Resort), Hyderabad.
Email id – hydselfiemuseum@gmail.com
Mobile No – 7075070082
Website: https://www.hydselfiemuseum.in/
Click Art Museum, Chennai
A pan-India museum with branches in Mumbai, Delhi and Udaipur, the Click Art Museum is a unique 3D interactive ‘trick art’ museum. Optical illusions in the form of large 3D pictures; enjoy a walk in this museum and click pictures that are hard to believe.
In this museum, you also get tutorials on the best photo positions and camera angles for the maximum effect of illusions. Have fun and gain knowledge on this innovative trip.
Schedule a visit:
Address: 159, 5/108, East Coast Road, Akkarai, Injambakkam, Chennai – 600115
Email Id: clickartmuseum@gmail.com
Phone: +91 893 99 33 999
Website: http://www.clickartmuseum.com/
Indian Music Experience Museum, Bangalore
Founded with the vision of introducing the diversity of Indian music to the world, the Indian Music Experience Museum is India’s first interactive music museum. Hi-tech multimedia exhibit galleries, a learning centre for music education, a Sound Garden and performing stages are all part of this experience-high museum.
This amazing museum has categorized exhibits presenting the journey of Indian music and also parallels it as a learning centre.
Tour this musical space for an out-of-the-world experience.
Schedule a visit:
Address: Brigade Millennium Avenue, Opp. Wood Rose Club, JP Nagar 7th phase, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560078.
Email Id: info@indianmusicexperience.org
Phone: +91 9686602366
Website: https://indianmusicexperience.org/
INS Kurusura Submarine Museum, Vishakapatnam
A real-life submarine turned into a museum; the INS Kurusura Submarine Museum is a once-in-a-lifetime experience to marvel at. With notable involvement in the 1971 Indo-Pak war, the visitors to the museum can have a look at the radar room, sonar room, control room, and weapons used during the war. On display are also written scripts, photographs and artefacts highlighting the journey of the submarine and its contribution to the Indian Navy.
A great combination of entertainment and knowledge, this museum is the first of its kind in Asia.
Schedule a visit:
Address: R. K. Beach Road, Kirlampudi Layout, Chinna Waltair, Paanduranga Puram, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 530017, India
Phone: 089127 54133
Website: http://vmrda.gov.in/kursura.aspx
Arna Jharna Desert Museum, Rajasthan
Standing out among the existing museums, the Arna Jharna Desert Museum looks its part. Spread across 10 acres of land, the museum also covers forest areas, sacred spots, and water bodies, including desert flora and fauna. In the exhibits, the museum has an extensive collection of brooms from Rajasthan, a great collection of musical instruments, pottery as well as puppetry. The museum is a vision turned reality that includes biodiversity, geology and water-harvesting methodologies associated with the museum.
Address: Arna Jharna: The Thar Desert Museum, Arna Jharna, near Arna Vihar, Jodhpur – 342001, Rajasthan
Email id: rupayansansthan@gmail.com
Phone: + 91 94141 36361
Website: https://www.arnajharna.org/
Conclusion:
These are a few unique museums that are must visit. Next time you are looking for something fun and different to do, plan a visit to these museums!
