The Rani Durgavati Museum in Jabalpur holds archaeological finds from the region, including sculptures from the Kalchuri and Chandela periods and material from the Gond kingdom that centred on this part of central India. The collection includes medieval Hindu and Jain sculpture, coins, inscriptions, and exhibits tracing Jabalpur's history from prehistoric times to the present.
The museum building itself — set in a garden compound in the city centre — is a colonial-era structure. The gallery of Kalchuri-period sculptures is the highlight: stone figures carved between the 9th and 12th centuries from sites in the Narmada valley, many showing the same artistic vocabulary as the better-known Khajuraho temples. A morning here gives useful context for the archaeological sites in the wider region.