Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh

The Government Museum and Art Gallery is an art and natural history museum in Chandigarh that displays Gandharan sculptures, Indian miniature paintings, and contemporary artworks across multiple exhibition halls. The collections are distributed throughout different galleries to give visitors a comprehensive overview of diverse artistic traditions.

Following India's partition in 1947, the museum received forty percent of the art collection from the Central Museum in Lahore, forming its foundational holdings. This transfer established it as a major repository for Indian artworks.

The museum displays works from regional artistic traditions and houses miniatures from Pahari and Rajasthan, representing different Indian art schools. These collections allow visitors to discover the diversity and richness of artistic expressions from various parts of India.

The museum is located in Sector 10 and welcomes visitors from Tuesday through Sunday, offering guided tours through the collections. Plan to spend enough time exploring the different exhibition areas to appreciate the variety of artistic forms on display.

The building was designed by Le Corbusier in the early 1960s and displays characteristic concrete and metal elements reflecting the brutalist style. The sculptural gargoyles and metal-paneled doors are details often overlooked but that shape Chandigarh's architectural character.

Location: Chandigarh

Inception: 1947

Architects: Le Corbusier

Architectural style: brutalist architecture

Opening Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-16:30, Holidays off

Phone: 01722740261

Email: museum@chd.nic.in

Website: http://chdmuseum.nic.in/about_museum.html

GPS coordinates: 30.74888,76.78742

Latest update: December 7, 2025 20:22