| Government Museum, Mathura | |
| Key Holdings: | Mudgarpani Agnipani Parkham Yaksha Mathura Herakles Isapur Yūpa Saptarishi Tila statue Bhutesvara Yakshis |
| Established: | 1874 |
| Location: | Mathura |
| Director: | Shiv Prashad Singh |
| Founder: | Frederic Growse |
Government Museum, Mathura, commonly referred to as Mathura museum, is an archaeological museum in Mathura city of Uttar Pradesh state in India. The museum was founded by then collector of the Mathura district, Sir F. S. Growse in 1874. Initially, it was known as Curzon Museum of Archaeology, then Archaeology Museum, Mathura, and finally changed to the Government Museum, Mathura.[1]
The museum houses artifacts pottery, sculptures, paintings, and coins primarily from in and around Mathura, plus discoveries made by noted colonial archaeologists like Alexander Cunningham, F. S. Growse, and Fuhrer.[1] The museum is famous for ancient sculptures of the Mathura school dating from 3rd century BC to 12th century AD., during Kushan Empire and Gupta Empire.[2] today it is one of the leading museums of Uttar Pradesh.[3]
The Government of India issued a postage stamp on 9 October 1974 on the centenary of the museum.
See also: Art of Mathura, Kushan art and Gupta art.