Birla Industrial and Technological Museum

Birla Industrial and Technological Museum (BITM) is India's first science and industrial museum located on Gurusaday Road in Ballygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal. Established in 1959 under the National Council of Science Museums, it showcases interactive galleries on physics, life sciences, transport, biotechnology, mathematics and energy. Notable for its mock underground coal mine, 3D theatre and hands-on exhibits, it promotes scientific awareness among students and general visitors.

Visitors can explore a multi-storey museum building with interactive and hands-on galleries covering transport, electricity, physics, mathematics, life science, biotechnology and computer science. Key areas include a mock-up underground coal mine, a 3D theatre, science demonstration halls, a children's gallery and outdoor science park exhibits. The setting is an urban institutional campus with indoor galleries, demonstration stages and activity corners for educational programs and science shows.