Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya

Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya is an anthropology museum located on Shamla Hills in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Spread over about 200 acres, it is the largest open-air anthropological museum in India. Established in 1977, it documents human evolution and cultural diversity with indoor galleries and open-air exhibitions featuring tribal habitats, coastal, desert and Himalayan village replicas, traditional crafts and artefacts representing India's tribal and folk communities.

Visitors can explore a large open-air museum spread across Shamla Hills overlooking the Upper Lake. The site includes indoor galleries such as Veethi Sankul and Bhopal Gallery, and extensive outdoor exhibitions with life-size reconstructions of tribal houses, a Coastal Village, Desert Village, and Himalayan Village. Paths wind through landscaped grounds with traditional dwellings, crafts, and artefacts. Visitors can walk between exhibits, view demonstrations of tribal art and architecture, and use guided tours to understand India's cultural diversity.