Chanderi Archaeological Museum

The Chanderi Archaeological Museum is a government museum located in Chanderi town in Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh. Established to preserve artifacts excavated from Chanderi and its surroundings, it houses a significant collection of stone sculptures, Jain Tirthankara images, Hindu deities, and architectural fragments dating mainly from the 10th to 12th centuries. The museum illustrates the region's artistic and historical heritage under dynasties such as the Pratiharas and Chandelas.

Visitors can expect a compact, single-storey museum with several galleries displaying stone sculptures, Jain Tirthankara figures, Hindu deities such as Vishnu, Shiva and Durga, and carved architectural fragments, pillars and lintels recovered from Chanderi and nearby sites. Exhibits are arranged chronologically with labels, set within a quiet campus near the town centre. The visit is primarily indoor sightseeing and observation of medieval central Indian art and iconography.

The museum was established to preserve and display antiquities recovered from Chanderi, a historic town that flourished under the Gurjara-Pratiharas, Chandelas, Delhi Sultanate, Malwa Sultans and Bundelas. Its collection primarily dates from the 10th to 12th centuries and includes sculptures and architectural members from temples and settlements that reflect the region's medieval artistic and architectural development.

The museum showcases the religious and artistic traditions of the Chanderi region, particularly Jain and Hindu iconography, stone carving techniques and temple architecture. It serves as a centre for understanding the cultural heritage of Bundelkhand and Malwa and the continuity of craft traditions for which Chanderi is also known.