Museums are about the tangible objects, portraying the hidden intangible thought process of the people or cultures concerned. While curators, explorers and anthropologists collect antiques from various ethnic groups, museums can too be studied ethnographically. An ethnographic account of a museum transcends the typical museum review, offering a rich tapestry woven from the social and cultural experience of being within its walls. Unlike a traditional review that focuses solely on the objects on display, an ethnographic approach delves deeper, examining the museum as a cultural institution itself. This paper, as part of a routine museum tour at undergraduate level, is an ethnographic effort to study the Indian Museum, Kolkata. It highlights the perceived experiences of the staff, visitors and even the vendors on the streets outside the museum. The study intends to bring out the essence of museum as a dynamic space for cultural exchange, learning, and even critique. Hence, it conceives that the specimens in the selves of the museum speak to the spectators creating a social space and leaves a long term memory of cultural explorations and experiences.