Established in 1949 and opened in its current landmark building on Janpath in 1960, the National Museum in New Delhi is India's premier cultural repository. Administered by the Ministry of Culture, it holds over 200,000 works of art representing more than 5,000 years of the rich cultural tapestry, archaeological history, and artistic heritage of South Asia and the broader Silk Road.
Established in 1949 and opened in its current landmark building on Janpath in 1960, the National Museum in New Delhi is India's premier cultural repository. Administered by the Ministry of Culture, it holds over 200,000 works of art representing more than 5,000 years of the rich cultural tapestry, archaeological history, and artistic heritage of South Asia and the broader Silk Road.
Selected Exhibitions
Permanent galleries cover every major era of Indian history and art, featuring seminal artifacts from the Harappan (Indus Valley) Civilization, Maurya and Shunga stone sculptures, Gandhara and Mathura Buddhist art, Gupta terracottas, South Indian Chola bronzes, Central Asian Silk Road antiquities collected by Sir Aurel Stein, Mughal and Rajasthani miniature paintings, decorative arts, manuscripts, and traditional arms and armor.
Permanent galleries cover every major era of Indian history and art, featuring seminal artifacts from the Harappan (Indus Valley) Civilization, Maurya and Shunga stone sculptures, Gandhara and Mathura Buddhist art, Gupta terracottas, South Indian Chola bronzes, Central Asian Silk Road antiquities collected by Sir Aurel Stein, Mughal and Rajasthani miniature paintings, decorative arts, manuscripts, and traditional arms and armor.
Details
Country
India
City
New Delhi
Address
Janpath Rd, Central Secretariat, Kartavya Path, New Delhi, Delhi 110011, India
