Rani Durgavati Museum

Rani Durgavati Museum is a history and archaeology museum located in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, near Ghanta Ghar. Established in 1964 and dedicated to Gond queen Rani Durgavati, it preserves the region's heritage. The museum houses stone sculptures, inscriptions, coins, tribal artifacts and prehistoric tools from the Kalchuri and Gond periods, offering insight into central India's art, history and culture for visitors.

Visitors can expect a two-storey museum building with galleries displaying stone sculptures, terracotta figures, inscriptions, coins, tribal artifacts, and prehistoric tools. The collection is arranged chronologically and thematically, with sculptures from Shaiva, Vaishnava and Jain traditions, excavated remains from the Jabalpur region, and exhibits related to Gond heritage. The museum is located in central Jabalpur and offers a quiet, educational indoor visit.

Established in 1964 and named after Rani Durgavati, the 16th-century Gond queen of Garha-Mandla who ruled the Jabalpur region. The museum was created to preserve archaeological remains from Jabalpur and surrounding areas, including artifacts from the Kalchuri dynasty (9th-12th century) and Gond period, as well as prehistoric finds.

Showcases the art, sculpture and tribal heritage of the Mahakoshal region, including Hindu and Jain sculptural traditions and artifacts representing Gond and other tribal cultures of central India.