Amusing Museums

Museums have always solved the purpose of collecting, preserving, interpreting and displaying items of artistic, scientific or cultural significance. It also at the same time educates people. Different museums are dedicated to preserving different histories; it takes one back in time.

Talking about Bangalore, the nightlife, pubs, and the IT sector is always in buzz but what people miss out is the rich history attached to it. One of which includes the museums.

Bangalore, a cosmopolitan city is home to various such museums. While there are a lot of museums that one might know of. There are some that are unique and offer some interesting things to look into. Few of such museums are:

Indian Music Experience

As the name suggests it is shielding the vast musical culture of the country and helping people grasp more about it through interactive elements. Here you can see, touch and discover music making it a perfect place for music enthusiasts. IME pulls a good number of youngsters because of the unique theme of the museum. The whole museum is divided into three sections.

1) An interactive multimedia area.

2) A sound garden.

3) A learning center.

The sound garden includes installations such as Humming stone, Singing Stone, Storm Drum, Melody Chime, Sound Wave, Sound Railing, Spinner Chime, Tubular bells and Flower Gong. Under the Learning Center, people can learn instruments on Tuesdays and Thursdays by paying the fees or also attend workshops and seminars.

There are performing places as well which include performance theatre, a terraced amphitheater, and a seminar hall. They have hosted numerous storytelling and musical events. One can host an event by contacting IME through their website.

Timings: 10.00 am - 06.00 pm

Last ticket sold at 5 pm

Open on all public holidays

Monday - Closed

Location:

Brigade Millennium Avenue, Opp.Wood Rose Club, JP Nagar 7th Phase

Price:

1. Adults and Children above 12 Rs250

2. Children (5-12 years) & Senior citizen (60 years and above) Rs150

3. Children(below 5 years) Free

4. Group (more than 10) Rs200

5. School Groups up to 10th Grade(by Prior appointment) Rs100

Museum of Communication

In today’s age where prompt communication and social media are at the top of the game, people have slowly overlooked the roots. The roots where people would eagerly wait for the postman to come deliver the letter so that they can finally see the long-awaited replies. The goal of any such museum can be to familiarize youngsters with the long lost era.

The museum is a house of British-era exhibits ranging from postal stamps, post boxes, seals, uniforms, etc to name a few.

The museum is divided into six rooms. The first is, Sandesh that has stamps. The second is, Samparka which contains various tools of the mode of communication. The third room is Samputa that has olds books and bags. The fourth room is Samvahana that showcases the VSAT apparatus. The fifth room Sanghathi exhibits brass weighs and raincoats. The sixth room Sangraha displays philately frames.

In all the museum is a complete package for Philatelist and people eager to learn about old methods of communication.

Timings: 9:30 am to 6:00 pm

Closed on Sundays

Location:

Museum Road, Shanthala Nagar, Ashok Nagar, Bangalore

Institute for Wood and Science Technology

Institute of Wood and Science technology is dedicated to researching everything about wood. This is a very unique concept while naming some of the undiscovered museums of Bangalore

It also houses a Wood Museum and a Wood Interpretation Centre, a treasury of knowledge about the material. Walking through a wood museum might not sound like a fun idea to spend your day but, this place is a storehouse of information that will keep people occupied.

A giant tree trunk of 780 years old is placed in one of the sections, giving enough time to the visitors to have a detailed look at it. The museum also has posters that trace the centrality of woods to civilizations.

From tree trunks to wooden tools this museum has everything to showcase the story of wood with a man from the prehistoric era.

Timings: 9:00 am-5:30 pm

Location:

18th Cross Rd, Kodandarampura, Malleshwaram

A short glimpse of the Museums