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
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 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 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
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 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.
» Rail Transport Museum
» National Museum
» National Museum of Natural History
» Archeological Museum
» National Gallery of Modern Art
» Crafts Museum
» National Children's Museum
» Shankar's International Dolls Museum
» Tibet House Museum
» Gandhi Memorial Museum
» Nehru Memorial Museum and Library
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