Location
The museum is located beside the Chandra Shekar Azab park. It was inaugurated in 1947. The museum has separate galleries — 18 of them — dedicated and devoted to archaeological findings, natural history exhibits, art gallery and terracotta artifacts. The museum also displays the documents and the personal effects of Jawaharlal Nehru and the Indian freedom movement.
Antiques from various well-known and renowned schools of sculpture such as Gandhara, Mathura, Kausambi, and Saranath are also on display. The coin collection of the Allahabad Museum is brilliant and includes Kushana and Gupta gold coins.
The museum is open between 10:30 am and 5 pm. It is closed on Mondays and central government holidays.
