Assam State Museum

The museum is divided into various sections each one showcasing the different sect of history. Manuscript section displays the ancient manuscripts such as Assamese, Tai, Myanmarese, The interesting part, however, is the collection of these documents on the bark of old trees that are well-preserved inside the museum. Arms and ammunition section has a vast compilation of the swords, armors from the Medieval period to the Mughal period. It also houses the collection of ammunition from the World War II. The collection of arms of the Ahom dynasty of 1200's is the uniqueness of this section.

The prehistoric terracotta section has put on display the sculptors from the Indus Valley civilization and the various terracotta objects extracted from the different parts of Northeast India. Numismatics and metallic sculptures section have the collection of metal relics of Vishnu, Goddess Durga, and Buddha along with the collection of coins from Mughal and Ahom dynasty.

Epigraphy section has a collection of stone and copper inscriptions belonging to 5-18th century. Natural history gallery has the collection of natural biodiversity of the state including the life of one-horn rhino. The museum has also put on display the various handicrafts and handmade objects of the North-east India along with the reconstructed tribal huts. The conservation lab was opened in June 1984 to conserve the present collection of the sculptures and artifacts found in the museum and to extract more historical objects.