List of Arts & Cultural Institutions in India

Shikha Goyal

24-JUN-2016 12:16

India is not only known for its cultural and geographical diversity but is also famous for variety of art and cultural forms. It plays an important role in the transformation of society from fused to prismatic and finally to diffracted which further help in the development of any nation.

This article gives you a glimpse of all the important information related to cultural heritage, ancient monuments, literary arts etc.

Art & Cultural Institutions in India

Institutions	Headquarters
Anthropological Survey of India, 1945	Kolkata
Archaeological Survey of India, 1861	New Delhi
Asiatic Society, 1784 (Sir William Jones)	Kolkata
Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, 1985	New Delhi
Lalit Kala Akademi (National Academy of fine Arts), 1954	New Delhi
National Archives of India, 1981	New Delhi
National School of Drama, 1959	New Delhi
Sahitya Academy, 1954 Sangeet Natak Academy, 1953	New Delhi New Delhi
Library of Tibetan Works and Archives	Dharmashala
Science city	Kolkata
Victorial Memorial Hall	Kolkata
Birla Industrial and Tech Museum	Kolkata
Central Institute of Buddhist Studies	Leh
Nava Nalanda Mahavihara	Nalanda (Birla)
National Gallery of Modern Art	New Delhi
India International Centre	New Delhi
Centre for Cultural Resources and Training	New Delhi
Soorya	Thiruvananthapuram
Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), 1984	New Delhi
Kalakshetra Foundation, 1936	Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai
South Central Zone Cultural Centre	Nagpur, Maharashtra
Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre	Kolkata
National Museum	New Delhi
Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library	Patna
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies	Kolkata
North Central Zone Cultural Centre	Allahabad
The Government Museum	Chennai
The Government Museum and Art Gallery	Chandigarh
The Mehrangarh Museum Trust	Jodhpur

There are several Universities which offer programmes relating to archaeology, ancient history, art history etc. Below is the sample list of Institutions with which award holders have been connected.