The
National Museum
The
National Museum on Janpath
is the premier repository
of antiquities. Built
in 1960, it has an extraordinary
collection representing
the entire span of Indian
civilization from pre-historic
times. Its galleries
include finds from the
Indus Valley Civilization,
superb sculptures in
stone, and bronzes from
the Chola period, the
largest collection of
miniature paintings
in the world, manuscripts,
a Buddhist Gallery,
including relics of
the Buddha from Piprahwa,
the exquisite Jewelry
Gallery, the Anthropological
Gallery of tribal art;
galleries devoted to
decorative and applied
arts, Maritime Heritage
and Pre-Columbian art,
and the Central Asian
Antiquities, Gallery
of Auriel Stein's finds
along the ancient Silk
Route (the great murals
however, are on display
at the adjacent Archaeological
Survey of India).
The
Rail Transport Museum
The
Rail Transport Museum
is a must for rail buffs.
Its vintage display
includes the oldest
locomotive in the world-still
working; the Viceregal
Dinning Car (1889) and
the Prince of Wales
Saloon (1876). Children
can enjoy a ride on
the miniature rail track.
The
Nehru Memorial Museum
The
Nehru Memorial Museum
is at Teen Murti House
where Jawaharlal Nehru
lived for 16 years till
his death in 1964. its
special charm is that
the rooms have been
preserved as they were.
Not far from here is
the Indira Gandhi Memorial
where one gets a glimpse
of the life of the late
Late Prime Minister.
The
National Gallery of
Modern Art
The
National Gallery of
Modern Art, housed in
the residence of Jaipur's
former maharajas has
a superb collection
of paintings dating
from 150 years ago to
the present day. Company
School paintings of
the 19th and early 20th
centuries and the works
of Rabindranath Tagore,
Jammi Roy and Amrita
Sher Gil hold pride
of place amidst exhibits,
which give an overview
of the evolution of
modern Indian paintings
and sculpture. The National
Museum and the National
Gallery of Modern Art
periodically organize
special exhibitions.
The
Ghandi Memorial Museum
The
Ghandi Memorial Museum
has a collection of
memorabilia on Mahatma
Gandhi. The Crafts Museum
at Pragati Maidan has
galleries displaying
India's rich tradition
of handicrafts. An added
attraction is the presence
of craftsperson who
are bought here from
different parts of the
country to demonstrate
their skills. In this
central part of the
city are also located
the National Philatelic
Museum of Natural History,
Mandi House, and the
Malliah on Deen Dayal
Upadhyaya Marg.
The
Tibet House Museum
The
Tibet House Museum on
Lodi Road has a fine
collection of tankhas,
jewellery and ritual
objects. En route to
Old Delhi are the Shankar's
Dolls Museum of Archeology
related to the Mughal
era, and the Museum
of Arms and Weapons
which traces the development
of arms from the Mughal
age to the First World
War.
Archeological
Museum
Situated
in the historic Red
Fort, the museum exhibits
objects that date to
the Mughal period. On
view are manuscripts
and firmans' that demonstrate
the fine art of calligraphy.
Also on view are paintings,
textiles and costumes.
Crafts
Museum
The
Crafts Museum complex
is a charming oasis
in the midst of the
hustle and bustle of
Delhi. Mud huts with
painted walls and thatched
roofs, courtyards, terracotta
horses recreating village
shrines, craftsmen at
work are some of the
elements that add to
the rural ambience of
the place. Within the
museum itself are examples
of traditional Indian
crafts, wooden carvings
and images, metalware,
especially ewe perdue
objects from Bastar,
West Bengal and Bihar,
clay and terracotta
pots, toys and images,
folk and tribal paintings,
jewellery and textiles.
Some of the most outstanding
exhibits are the life
size wooden buta figures
which were discovered
in an abandoned rural
shrine in Karnataka.
Shankar's
International Dolls
Museum
The
International Dolls
Museum is exactly what
its name implies, it
is a museum devoted
to a display of dolls
from all over India
and abroad. On view
are dolls dressed in
national costumes, each
exquisitely Grafted
and embellished.
There
are indigenous rural
dolls made by local
craftsmen, sophisticated
dolls machine made at
factories, in fact a
magical collection that
will delight children
as well as enthrall
the adult.
National
Childern's Museum
The
National Children's
Museum is geared towards
satisfying the interests
of the young. Thus the
exhibits include toys
from India and abroad,
dolls, animals in stone,
bronze and stuffed as
well as examples of
children's creative
activity in different
media.
NATIONAL
POLICE MUSEUM
This
museum takes us into
the world of thrill
and sensation as museum
contains several thought
provoking items all
related to police Crime
& Criminals, from
the ancient to the modern
times. Exhibition acquired
from different states
and central police organisations
both of Indian and Foreign
Origin. Photography
is allowed with permission.
Museum has no admission
fees.
National
Science Centre
National
Science center is located
near Pragati Maidan.
This center is famous
for the models which
can be operated by the
visitor himself. Children
are particularly fascinated
by the mysteries of
science. Open through
out the week except
on Mondays.
Delhi
is spread out, and it
is advisable to take
organised tours, as
the distances are long.
The ITDC, operating
under the name Ashoka
Travels & Tours
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