On your visit to the capital city of Delhi, if you want to discover about the vast heritage and culture of India then, museums are great places to hang out and explore. With more than twenty museums in the city and each of them having their own specialty. While on your visit to the incredible India, discover the past and present of this country and get amaze by what you see here. Mentioned below are the museums which are a must visit if you want to know more about this country.
National Museum
One of the largest museums in India, National Museum was established in 1949. With more than 200,000 works of art, both of Indian and foreign origin, it covers over 5,000 years of Indian cultural heritage. The collection include rare relics from the Harappan Civilization, miniature paintings, sacred Buddhist items, Central Asian antiquities, old coins, woodcarving, textiles, musical instruments, Mughal weaponry, Persian manuscripts, and Indus jewelery made from shells and bones. Get to see a variety of historical stuff and learn about the facts related to them.
The National Gallery Of Modern Art
It is the leading Indian modern art gallery and houses a striking collection of paintings, as old as 150 years. The collection includes works of artists like Rabindranath Tagore, Thomas Daniell and Nandalal Bose. The gallery also organizes exhibitions, lectures and conferences on modern art, and maintains a library of periodicals, books, photographs and audiovisual materials. It is a great place to explore Indian contemporary art.
Crafts museum
With a magnanimous collection of folk, tribal art and textiles, Crafts museum provides an opportunity to craftsmen from all over India to display their skills. Spread over 5-acre, the museum also houses a village complex with 15 structures representing village houses, verandahs and shrines from different states of India. The museum is divided into a number of galleries with their different themes. Some of the important galleries are Tribal and Rural Craft Gallery, Gallery of Popular Culture, Textile Gallery and Gallery of Courtly Crafts. You will find here some of the finest artistic products from all over India.
National Rail Museum
Located in over 10 acres of land, it focuses on the rail heritage of India. It has an exotic collection of over 100 real size exhibits of Indian Railways. The star attraction is the Fairy Queen, built in 1855, considered to be one of the best preserved steam locomotive engines. Some of other old coaches include the handsome Prince of Wales Saloon, built in 1875 and the Maharaja of Mysore’s Saloon built in 1899. Enjoy a ride on the famous Morris fire engine.