The Museum Guide

Wondering what to do this weekend? Make your way to the country’s quirkiest museums

Sunil Kandalloor Celebrity Wax Museum

Where: Old Mumbai-Pune Highway, Varsoli, Pune, Maharashtra 410401

Tickets: ` 100.00 for adults, ` 70.00 for children. Kids below the age of 5 and a height below 120 cm have no charge.

Working hours: 9:00 am to 9:30 pm. Not closed on holidays.

Shankar’s International Dolls Museum
Where: Nehru House, 4 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110002
Tickets: ` 15 for adults and ` 5 for children. Ticket counter closes at 5.30 p.m.

Working hours: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Closed on Mondays, national holidays and festive holidays.

 

Shivalik Fossil Park

Where: Saketi, 14 km from Nahan (district headquarters of Sirmaur), Himachal Pradesh

BEST Transport Museum

Where: V.N. Purav Marg, Anik Nagar Bus Depot, Wadala, Mumbai 400031

Tickets: Entry free.

Working hours: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Joshi’s Museum of Miniature Railway

Where: 17/1 B/2 G.A. Kulkarni Road, Next to Sangam Press, Kothrud, Pune 411038.
Tickets: ` 25 for adults and children above 3 years.

Working hours: 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm on only Saturdays and Sundays. Closed all other days.

Folklore Museum, Mysore

Where: Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion, Manasa Gangotri campus, Kuvempu Institute of Kannad Studies, Mysore University

Tickets: Entry free.

Working hours: 10:00 am to 5:30 pm. Closed on Sundays.

 

Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports
Where: Old Moti Bagh, Patiala 147001
Antarang – Sex Health Information Art Gallery

Where: Off Mirza Ghalib Marg, Near Alexandria Cinema, Mumbai 400008

Tickets: Entry free.

Working hours: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Closed on Sundays.