World Museum Day: Exploring Visakhapatnam’s museums beyond history
Visakhapatnam celebrates World Museum Day with a diverse museum circuit that blends naval history, biodiversity, Buddhist heritage, and folk culture. From the historic Visakha Museum to open-air military exhibits like the INS Kursura submarine and TU-142 aircraft, the city offers immersive experiences rooted in its maritime and cultural past. Upcoming additions, such as the Thotlakonda interpretation centre, aim to deepen understanding of the region's ancient Buddhist connections.
- ▪The Visakha Museum, opened in 1991, houses artefacts related to the region’s social, maritime, and colonial history, including ancient armour, coins, and palm leaf manuscripts.
- ▪Retired naval assets like the INS Kursura submarine, TU-142 aircraft, Sea Harrier, and UH-3H helicopter have been converted into public museums along RK Beach, forming a unique maritime museum corridor.
- ▪The ancient Buddhist site of Thotlakonda, dating back to the 3rd century BCE, is being developed with an interpretation centre to enhance understanding of its historical and archaeological significance.
- ▪The Visakha Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., while the submarine and integrated maritime museum circuit are open from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., except on Mondays.
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Ahead of World Museum Day on May 18, here’s a look at Visakhapatnam’s varied museum circuit where naval history stands beside biodiversity archives, Buddhist interpretation spaces, folk heritage collections and experimental travelling exhibits.At the heart of history School children looking at the realistic models of fisherwomen on display at the Visakha Museum in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: V Raju Located near the Beach Road stretch, Visakha Museum remains among the city’s oldest cultural repositories. Opened in 1991, the museum brings together artefacts connected to the region’s social and maritime past.Its galleries contain ancient armour, coins, portraits, maps and palm leaf manuscripts from earlier decades.
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