MUSEUMS

14 hot spots recommended for you

Crafts Museum, All Areas The National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum also known as National Crafts Museum in New Delhi, is inspired in the Indian culture. The museum houses objects of antiquitys of Western origin. One of the largest crafts museums in India, has a collection of about 22,000 objects, covers a range of bronze images, lamps and incense burners, ritual accessories, utensils and other items of everyday use, wood and stone carving; papier mache, ivories, dolls, toys, puppets and masks; jewellery, decorative metalware including bidri work, paintings, terracotta and finally cane and bamboo work. The National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum also known as National Crafts Museum in New Delhi, is inspired in the Indian culture. The museum houses ... [ + more ]

Gandhi Smriti, All Areas for free The Gandhi Smriti basic aim a is to show the life, mission and thought of Mahatma Gandhi through various socio-educational and cultural programmes. This place is where Mahatma Gandhi used to stay during his visits to Delhi and where he was shot dead by a Hindu zealot on 30 January 1948. Here you will find photographs, sculptures, paintings, frescos, inscriptions on rocks and relics pertaining to the years Mahatma Gandhi spent here. The Gandhi Smriti basic aim a is to show the life, mission and thought of Mahatma Gandhi through various socio-educational and cultural programmes. [ + more ]

Indian War Memorial Museum, All Areas The Indian War Memorial Museum also known as the Red Fort. The construction of this museum had the purpose of making a tribute to the soldiers who had participated in the world war in India or abroad on behalf of the British. In the first and second floors is located the Naubat Kahana or Naqqar Khana (Musical house). The entrance in the museum itself is is possible by the north and south of the building facing east. The musem shows arrows, swords, khukris, revolvers, machine guns, shells, avariety of daggers with ivory and inscribed hilt, chest armour, helmets, armours, different types of swords, daggers, bomb fuses, shells, models of pistols, bullets, gun powder flasks on display gives vivid picture of the arms and ammunition used during the First World War, between others. Here you can also find the complete dress of Maharaja Jodhpur. The Indian War Memorial Museum also known as the Red Fort. The construction of this museum had the purpose of making a tribute ... [ + more ]

Indira Gandhi National Center for Arts, All Areas The Indira Gandhi National Center for Arts (IGNCA) was established in 1987 in memory of Smt. Indira Gandhi. This museum is dedicated to the study and experience of all the arts, from archaeology and anthropology to the visual and performing arts, enveloping them in a complementary and non-demarcated vision. The museum is divided in 6 areas: the Kala Nidhi,an multi-form library; the Kala Kosa, dedicated to the study and publication of fundamental texts in Indian languages, the Janapada Sampada, related to lifestyle studies; the Kaladarsana, the executive unit which transforms researches and studies emanating from the IGNCA into visible forms through exhibitions; the Cultural Informatics Lab, devoted to technology tools for cultural preservation and propagation and finally the Sutradhara, the administrative section. The Indira Gandhi National Center for Arts (IGNCA) was established in 1987 in memory of Smt. Indira Gandhi. This museum is dedicated to the ... [ + more ]

National Archives Of India, All Areas The National Archives of India is the repository of the non-current records of the Government of India and is holding them in trust for the use of administrators and scholars. The musem places the records from the year 1748 untill nowadays, which are in English, Arabic, Hindi, Persian, Sanskrit, Modi, Urdu etc., Besides the records on paper, you will also find records on palm leaf, birch bark, parchment etc. The collection is divided in four categories : Public Records, Oriental Records, Manuscripts and Private Papers. The National Archives of India is the repository of the non-current records of the Government of India and is holding them in trust for the ... [ + more ]

National Children's Museum, All Areas for free Established in 1949, The National Museum in New Delhi is one of the largest museums in India. Located in the Bal Bhawan Complex, this museum houses a wide collection of toys, dolls, bronze objects, jewelery, utensils, musical instruments and other items of various eras. It also arranges for special exhibits and workshops for children. T The permanent galleries at National Children's Museum are: Hamara Bharat Gallery Gaurav Gatha Gallery Surya (Sun) Gallery Established in 1949, The National Museum in New Delhi is one of the largest museums in India. Located in the Bal Bhawan Complex, ... [ + more ]

National Museum, All Areas The National Museum in New Delhi was established in 1949 and is dedicated to avariety of objects from the prehistoric era to the modern day works of art and culture. The exclusive collection at the National Museum covers things like archaeology, arms, armour, decorative arts, jewellery, manuscripts, paintings, and so on. You should spend some hours in this museum and is worth it to see 200,000 works of art, of both Indian and foreign origin, covering more than 5,000 years of Indian cultural heritage. The National Museum in New Delhi was established in 1949 and is dedicated to avariety of objects from the prehistoric era to the modern day ... [ + more ]

National Museum of Natural History, All Areas for free Opened in 1978, the National Museum of Natural History in New Delhi and has the aim of teaching the natural history, ecology and environment. The forest, the wildlife, the land, the water and the air, can all be represented in a large collection of animals and birds. The museum is organized in four floors and its galleries: on the first floor is "Introduction to Natural History” , on the second the “Nature's Network: Ecology”, on the third “Conservation” and the fourth floor is Temporary Exhibitions and Discovery and Activity Rooms. Opened in 1978, the National Museum of Natural History in New Delhi and has the aim of teaching the natural history, ecology and environment. [ + more ]

National Philatelic Museum, All Areas for free Situated near Connaught Place, the National Philatelic Museum has a huge stamp collection. Here its possible to see the first stamp issued in India by the Sindh Dak (1854) and stamps from a time before Independence by the rulers of the Princely States. You can also buy stamps of almost all the countries of the world, from the counter at the National Philatelic Museum of New Delhi. For visiting the museum, you can get free entry passes from Parliament Street Head Post office basement. Situated near Connaught Place, the National Philatelic Museum has a huge stamp collection. Here its possible to see the first stamp issued ... [ + more ]

National Science Centre Museum, All Areas Established in 1992, the National Science Centre is a constituent unit of the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM). Located in Pragati Maidan, this museum was designed especially for children, has a large collection of working science models to educate children about the scientific facts. Established in 1992, the National Science Centre is a constituent unit of the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM). Located in Pragati Maidan, this ... [ + more ]

Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, All Areas for free Founded in 1976, the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library is a library dedicated to preservervation and reconstruction of the the history of the Indian independence movement. The former house of India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, Teen Murti House was transformed into a museum after his death in 1964. Founded in 1976, the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library is a library dedicated to preservervation and reconstruction of the the history of the Indian independence ... [ + more ]

Patel Chowk Metro Museum, All Areas [ + more ]

Shankar's International Dolls Museum, All Areas More than 6000 dolls from 85 countries is what in Nehru House at Baha you'll find in the Shankar's International located building of the Children's Book Trust on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg. The India exhibit section comprises 500 dolls dressed in costumes worn from all over the country. The collections of dolls are classified into two parts. One part consists of the dolls collected from European countries such as UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth of Independent States and the other section consists of dolls collected from other Asian countries, Middle East, Africa and India. More than 6000 dolls from 85 countries is what in Nehru House at Baha you'll find in the Shankar's International located building of the Children's ... [ + more ]

Srinivasa Malliah Memorial Theatre Crafts Museum, All Areas for free The Srinivas Malliah Memorial Theatre Crafts Museum also called the "Theatre Crafts Museum", houses one of the most ancient and unique crafts of Indian theatres. Here you will see interesting ornaments made of wood, horn pitch, shells and metal. It also displays a wide collection of different types of Puppets, both rare and unique and Different types of Masks. The Srinivas Malliah Memorial Theatre Crafts Museum also called the "Theatre Crafts Museum", houses one of the most ancient and unique crafts of Indian theatres. [ + more ]