Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture

রামকৃষ্ণ মিশন ইনস্টিটিউট অফ কালচার

Also known as Golpark.

A cultural institute at Golpark with a library, a museum and evening talks.

About Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture

Founded in 1938 to mark the birth centenary of Sri Ramakrishna, the Institute moved to its large building at Golpark in 1961. It has one of the best public libraries in the city, a museum of Indian art, language classes and an auditorium with regular lectures and music. On the pavement outside are Golpark’s second-hand book stalls.

Why visit

A quiet, serious place of learning on the busiest roundabout in the south.

What to see and do

The museum and art gallery
The library reading rooms
The second-hand book stalls on the roundabout

Plan your visit

Area: Ballygunge & Gariahat, South Kolkata
Nearest landmark: Golpark roundabout
Best time: Afternoon or evening. October to March is the most comfortable time of year.
Time needed: About 50 minutes
Cost: Free
Entry: Open to everyone: a street, ghat, market or park you can walk into. Museum and library hours, and library membership rules, are not currently verified.
Train: Ballygunge Junction or Dhakuria
Walking: Little walking
Photography: Photography is restricted.

Nearby and related places

Gariahat: South Kolkata’s shopping crossroads for saris and pavement bargains.
Rabindra Sarobar: A 73-acre lake ringed by trees: South Kolkata’s morning walk.
Dakshinapan: An open-air court of state handloom and handicraft emporia.
Birla Mandir: A white-marble temple on Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, lit at night.
Birla Industrial & Technological Museum: India’s first science museum, with a walk-in coal mine.
Maddox Square: A neighbourhood park famous for the adda at its Durga Puja.

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