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 National Museum
The National Museum, located on Janpath, south of Rajpath, has a good
collection of Indian bronzes, terracotta and wood sculptures dating back
to the Mauryan period ( 2nd-3rd century BC), exhibits from the Vijayanagar
period in south India, miniature and mural paintings, and costumes of
various tribal people. The museum is definitely worth visiting and is open
Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm. There are film shows most days of
the week.
Rail Museum
Visit this museum at Chanakyapuri for a fascinating and exotic
collection of India's railway engines. Exhibit's include an 1855 steam
engine, still in working order, and a large number of oddities such as the
skull of an elephant that charged a mail train in 1894, and lost. The
museum is open Tuesday to Sunday from 9.30 am to 5 pm.
National Gallery of Modern Art
The gallery near India Gate at the eastern end of Rajpath, was the
former residence of the Maharaja of Jaipur . It houses an excellent
collection of works by both Indian and colonial artists.It is open daily
from 10 am to 5 pm; admission is free.
Crafts Museum
This museum contains a collection of traditional Indian crafts in
textiles, metal, wood and ceramics. It is located in the Aditi Pavilion at
the Pragati Maidan Exhibition Grounds, Mathura Rd. It is part of a
'village life' complex where you can visit rural India without ever
leaving Delhi.
National Science Centre Museum
Located near Gate No.1, Pragati Maidan,the museum has working science
exhibitions as well as exhibits on the history of architecture. Open 11.30
am – 7 pm. Mondays closed.
Shankar's International Dolls Museum
6000 dolls from 85 countries are on display in this museum in Nehru
House on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg. Over a third of them are from India. One
exhibit section comprises 500 dolls dressed in costumes worn all over the
country. The museum is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5.30 pm.
Tibet House Museum
This small museum in the Institutional Area, Lodi Rd, has a fascinating
collection of ceremonial items brought out of Tibet when the Dalai Lama
fled following the Chinese occupation. There is a shop selling a wide
range of Tibetan handicrafts. Lecture/discussion sessions are held
regularly. The museum is open Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm and 2
to 5 pm.
Gandhi Memorial Museum
This museum was the former residence of Indira Gandhi at 1 Safdarjang Rd.
On show are some of her personal effects, including the sari (complete
with blood stains) that she was wearing at the time of her assassination.
A crystal plaque in the garden, flanked constantly by two soldiers,
protects a few brown spots of Mrs Gandhi's blood on the spot where she
actually fell after being shot by two of her bodyguards in December 1984.
Nehru Memorial Museum and Library
The residence of the first Indian Prime Minister, Teen Murti Bhavan, has
been converted into a museum. It is located on Teen Murti Rd. near
Chanakyapuri.
Photographs and newspaper clippings on display give a fascinating insight
into the history of the independence movement. It also forms the subject
of a light and sound show along with facets of Nehru's life.The museum is
open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm. Admission is free.
Nehru Planetarium
Situated at Teen Murti House the planetarium holds film shows on the
solar system in English (11.30 a.m. & 3 p.m.) and Hindi (4 p.m.& 1.30
p.m.). A special show in Hindi (10.30 a.m.) is held on Sundays. Closed on
Mondays and public holidays.
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