Museums and Exhibitions

The Indian Museum in Kolkata (est. 1814) is India's oldest and largest museum, with over 35 galleries. Tagore Museum refers to Rabindra Bharati Museum, which is much smaller.

The Swiss Transport Museum (Verkehrshaus der Schweiz) is located in Lucerne (Luzern), Switzerland. It is one of Switzerland's most visited museums, featuring exhibits on railways, automobiles, aviation, space travel, and communication technology. Melide has the Swiss Miniature park, not the Transport Museum.

Swiss Miniature is located in Melide, Switzerland. It's a miniature park featuring scale models of Swiss landmarks and buildings, situated on Lake Lugano. Luzern has other attractions but not this museum, Auberson is a different municipality, and Lausanne hosts the Olympic Museum instead.

The British Museum, established in 1753 and opened in 1759, was the first national public museum in the world. The Natural History Museum and Museum of London were founded much later in the 19th and 20th centuries respectively.

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Vastu Sanghralaya in Mumbai was formerly known as the Prince of Wales Museum. It was designed by architect George Wittet (note spelling correction from 'Witter'). The museum was renamed in 1998 after Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

The Indian Museum in Kolkata is the largest and oldest museum in India, founded in 1814. It has vast collections spanning archaeology, art, anthropology, geology, and zoology. While Subhash Chandra Bose Museum, Calcutta Museum, and Tagore Museum exist in Kolkata, the Indian Museum is the largest in the country.

This question refers to Dan Brown's novel 'The Lost Symbol' where Katherine Solomon's laboratory is located in Pod 5 of the Smithsonian Museum Support Center (SMSC). The pods are specialized storage and research facilities. This is a specific detail from fiction.

In 'The Lost Symbol', Pod 3 at the Smithsonian Museum Support Center is referred to as the 'Wet Pod' because it contains specimens preserved in fluids and wet materials. The different pods have specialized purposes - Dry, Wet, Life, etc. This is fictional terminology from Dan Brown's novel.

In 'The Da Vinci Code' by Dan Brown, Jacques Saunière (spelled 'Sauniere' in the question) is the curator of the Louvre Museum in Paris. He is also the Grand Master of the Priory of Sion and his murder sets the plot in motion. Note: the character name should be spelled 'Saunière' with the grave accent, and the museum name is 'The Louvre' (not 'Musée d'Orsay' or 'Musée de l'Armée').

The Indian Museum in Kolkata (founded 1814) is the largest and oldest museum in India. It houses over 1 million artifacts across 35+ galleries including art, archaeology, anthropology, geology, and zoology, making it significantly larger than any other Indian museum.

The Koh-i-Noor diamond is displayed at the Tower of London as part of the British Crown Jewels collection. It has been exhibited there since 1852 when it was presented to Queen Victoria. The Tower of London houses the Crown Jewels, including this famous diamond, in a secure vault.

The Koh-i-Noor diamond is displayed in the Tower of London as part of the Crown Jewels. London Museum, Tower Museum, and Bridge Museum are not the correct location for this famous diamond.

The Museum of Kerala History is located in Edapally, Kochi. It depicts Kerala's history through various artifacts and displays. Talassery, Tanur, and Kottayam are not where this museum is situated.