The Government Museum, situated in the heart of Bengaluru on Kasturba Road, is being restored and curated after close to 150 years. To facilitate this process, the the museum along with its neighbouring Venkatappa Art Gallery will be shut for a year or more.
The museum was planned and built in 1877 by Col. Richard Hiram Sankey, the then Chief Engineer of Mysore State. The Annex block and the passageway were later added in 1962 with the provision of a store on the first floor to cater to the growing needs. Since then, the museum has never had restoration work done both on the exteriors and interiors.
