Assam State Museum, Cultural heritage museum in Guwahati, India

The Assam State Museum is a history museum in Guwahati, the main city of the state of Assam in Northeast India. It holds collections of stone sculptures, manuscripts, textiles, weapons, and archaeological objects gathered from across the region.

The museum was founded in 1940 by the Kamarupa Anusandhan Samiti, a local research society, and was initially run as a private initiative. In 1953, the state government took over and opened it as a public institution.

The museum displays stone sculptures and carvings from early medieval Assam that visitors can see up close. Many of these objects were found in the surrounding region and show the beliefs and craft traditions of the people who once lived there.

The museum sits in central Guwahati, within easy reach of the main railway station on foot or by rickshaw. It is closed on Mondays and on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, so checking the schedule before your visit is a good idea.

Part of the collection includes stone inscriptions written in Assamese, Sanskrit, and other regional languages, many of them removed directly from temple sites across the region. These inscriptions have long been used by researchers to trace the early political and religious history of Assam.

• Location: Guwahati
• Inception: April 21, 1940
• Address: G.N.B. Road, Guwahati,
• Phone: [phone]
• GPS coordinates: 26.18529,91.75238
• Latest update: March 3, 2026 08:18