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Some
of the finest museums of India are in Delhi. 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 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 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 Gandhi 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.
Some
of the finest museums of India are in Delhi. 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. 
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.
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.
