ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
The Archaeological site museum at Purana Qila is located
inside the fort and to the right of the main entrance
The excavations at Purana Qila were carried out by
the Archaeological Survey of India in 1955 and again from 1969 to
1973. The exhibits in this museum are largely based on the
excavated materials. These excavations have revealed evidence of
earliest settlement at this site datable to around 1000 BC,
represented by Painted Grey ware and with a continuous cultural
sequence from Mauryan to Mughal through Sunga, Kushana, Gupta,
Rajput and Sultanate periods.
In the site museum, various objects and pottery recovered during
the excavations from the stratas of different periods has been put
on display. The museum also has exhibits of antiquities that have
been recovered from various parts of Delhi
Craft Museum The institution of the museum,
aimed at housing objects of antiquity and curiosity, is of western
origin. Indians themselves did not have a tradition of setting up
museums of fragmented sculptures, rusted swords and out-of-context
paintings. Broken images were immersed in holy water, worn out
metal objects were melted down to cast new ones, and terracotta
votive objects were left to decay and merge with the very earth
from which they were created
Gandhi Museum The
origin of this Museum goes back to the period soon after the
assassination of Mahatma Gandhi on the fateful evening of January
30, 1948, when the slow process of scouting for, collecting
and preserving the personal relics, manuscripts, books,
journals and documents, photographic and audio-visual material,
all that could go into a Museum on the life, philosophy and
work of Gandhiji--began in an unostentatious way in Mumbai
Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum
Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum was the residence of the former
Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi. It is where her own
bodyguards assassinated her on 31st October 1984. It was later
converted into a museum, after her assassination. Indira Gandhi
Memorial Museum preserves her personal belongings very well,
National Gallery of Modern Art
The National Gallery of Modern Art was established in the
year 1954 by, the then Vice President of India, Dr. S.
Radhakrishnan. The best place to see Indian contemporary art, this
museum is situated at Jaipur House of New Delhi. The royal
building of the museum was formerly the residence of erstwhile
Maharajas of Jaipur. It houses a splendid collection of paintings,
some of which are as old as 150 years! The painting treasure
housed here includes the 19th and early-20th century paintings of
British artists, Thomas Daniell, and his nephew, William
Neharu Museum & Planetarium -
The Nehru Planetarium in New Delhi is situated in
the green surroundings of the Teen Murti House, earlier the
official residence of India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal
Nehru and now a museum in his memory. Conscious of the fact that
an understanding of the spirit and method of science was crucial
for children to become responsible citizens, Nehru liked every
opportunity to be provided to them in this endeavor. In 1964, the
Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund was set up to promote his ideas and
subsequently it undertook to build the Nehru Planetarium with its
primary aim being the promotion of astronomy education. Nehru
Planetarium is now a wing of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library
National Rail Museum
National Rail
Museum is the focus of Rail Heritage of India a source of
fascination and interest in Railways for all. Formally inaugurated
on the Ist of February. 1977, this one-of-its-kind museum in Asia
has an interesting collection of history, heritage, romance,
nostalgia, fun, leisure and entertainment, all at one place.
Sprawling over 11 acres, it comprises an indoor gallary devoted to
the display of various exhibits, models, records, photographs,
coat of arms, documents etc. over 100 real size exhibits display
the glory of the bygone era. The Museum promises to take the
visitors on an exciting journey into the Railway history and
heritage and depict their contribution to the industrial and
economic progress of the country
