Kempegowda Museum, Heritage centre in central Bangalore, India

The Kempegowda Museum occupies the first floor of Mayo Hall, a red-and-white heritage building in central Bangalore. Its main hall is laid out over a framed 18th-century map of the city, with tower-shaped panels at the four corners marking Kempegowda's watchtowers. A fibreglass statue of the chieftain stands in the centre with folded hands.

The museum was first proposed in 2000, but work only began after the Kempegowda Smaraka Vastu Sanghrahalaya and Adyayana Kendra committees were formed in 2005. It opened on 7 April 2011, inaugurated by Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa. Kempegowda, a Yelahanka chieftain (1513–1569), founded Bangalore and was honoured with the title Chikkaraya by Vijayanagara emperor Sri Krishnadevaraya.

The museum displays photographs, old maps, and everyday objects that show what life looked like under Kempegowda, from markets and water tanks to places of worship. Visitors can trace how the city grew from a small fortified settlement into what Bangalore is today.

The museum occupies the first floor of Mayo Hall, reached by wooden stairs lined with old paintings of Bangalore and its forts made by British surveyors. It is open Monday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm, with no entry fee. A floor plan at the entrance shows the gallery layout.

Part of the museum floor is made of glass, allowing visitors to look down at an enlarged map of 19th-century Bangalore laid underneath. The map shows street names and buildings that have since disappeared from the city.