Museum Address
113, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy Road - 700009
City
State
West Bengal
Pin Code
700009
Phone Number
Museum website
http://www.kolkatapolice.gov.in/Museum.aspx
When was the museum established?
1996
Main category
Other categories
Briefly describe the history of the museum, its collection and donors.
Situated in Raja Ram Mohan Roy’s house, it formerly housed arms and ammunitions seized during India’s revolutionary movement. Now, Calcutta Police Museum presents a holistic view of the city's police force, its development through pre and post independence as well as the city police today. It also has 64 files on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and his family, which are showcased in a separate gallery within the building.
Some of the highlights are a pen pistol made in Pakistan, a cane-stick gun, a Japanese bomb that was dropped in Calcutta during the IInd World War, and a traffic signal post used in the 1930s.
Photography
Yes
Videography
No
Cafeteria
Yes
Museum shop
Yes
Wheelchair friendly
No
Restroom
Yes
Drinking water
Yes
Locker room
No
Parking
Yes
Information in Braille
No
Workshops/seminars/lectures
Yes
Garden/picnic area
Yes
Audio/visual guides
No
Guided tours
Yes
Library and archives services
Yes
IT facilities ( Photocopying, printing, computer )
Yes
Who manages the museum?
Others
Others:
Joint Commissioner of Police, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Kolkata)
Person-in-charge of the museum
Curator
First Name
Mr. Debasish
Last Name
Banerjee
What is the average duration to see the museum?
1-2 hours
Map your museum’s correct location on the map given below.
22.5827291, 88.3742712
Is the museum currently closed?
No
Image for museum exterior/building
Gallery Images
Entry Fee
Not Applicable
Getting there
Nearest metro station: Central
Opening Days
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Opening Time
11:00 a.m.
Closing Time
05:00 p.m.