The Directory of Museums in India has been prepared with the objective of collecting at one place all the basic information on museums, the type of information normally required by any prospective visitor/tourist. for each museum in the country, it gives full address, telephone numbers, opening and closing time, closed days, entrance fee, the types of collections the museum has, and so on. It also mentions about the publications of each museum, whether a library is available or not, and whether photography is permitted. It also gives valuable information on the availability of guide services or holding of lectures or film shows. At the end, as guide to the visitor, the type of museums, whether it is archaeological, ethnological, art museum, or science museum, etc, is also indicated. In the Appendices, names of cities where museums are located are arranged alphabetically, mentioning in which State that particular city or town is located and the museums which are situated in that city. Each museum has been given an identity number, and the identity numbers of those museums that are available in a particular city are mentioned against each city and therefore location of museums in the city is easy. Another Appendix is a cross-reference of the type of museums and where they are located, Yet another Appendix gives information on the number of museums in each State, State-wise distribution of types of museums, Controlling Authority of each museum, and similar other information.