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'All are in London': British man's question on why museums in India are empty gets savage reply. Watch video
October 28, 2025 1:22 pm
The British traveller posed the question to his travel companion while visiting the National Museum in New Delhi, sparking debate about Britain's colonial history
Delhi: Rare manuscripts to 9th CE bronze sculpture, this exhibition traces Hindi’s expanse
November 13, 2024 8:33 am
The exhibition also has an audio-visual section where visitors can watch Hindi being represented on international platforms such as the speech given by the then foreign minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the UN General Assembly in 1977.
Buddha’s relics at National Museum to be on display in Thailand
February 21, 2024 7:35 am
The relics fall under the ‘AA’ (rare) category of antiquities and art treasures and are not meant to be lent for exhibitions, within India or in foreign nations. But the exposition in Thailand was being held upon a “special request” by the Thai Government, the Ministry of Culture said.
Will transfer lakhs of artefacts from National Museum safely, Govt tells House
December 12, 2023 2:33 am
In May this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had “inaugurated a virtual walkthrough” of Yuge Yugeen Bharat — the proposed new national museum, to be created in South and North blocks, which at present comprises workspace for the ministries of Finance and Defence.
PM Modi to unveil plan for new National Museum next week
May 11, 2023 2:32 am
Presently, the South Block houses the Prime Minister’s Office, the External Affairs Ministry and the Defence Ministry, while the North Block is home to the ministries of Finance and Home. “All the galleries of the (current) National Museum would be shifted to the new site and the current building would become part of the Kartavya Path,” MoS, Culture, Meenakshi Lekhi said on Wednesday.
Delhi: National Museum gets a makeover with 3 new galleries on Buddhist art
October 12, 2021 8:38 am
“With this, it becomes the fourth museum in the world to display such a collection, after museums in the UK, German and Russia,” says Subrata Nath, Additional Director General of the museum.
Delhi National Museum sent fine of Rs 5.4 lakh for ‘damaging trees’
September 22, 2019 2:48 am
As per an order of the National Green Tribunal from April 2013, an area within one metre radius of the tree trunk has to be left deconcretised around the base, to ensure its good health.
Such a Long Journey — Manuscripts from Timbuktu on exhibition in Delhi
May 24, 2018 12:01 am
Fragile manuscripts from Timbuktu, saved from a terror group, have made a journey of 8,000 km to arrive in Delhi
Remapping the Past
August 20, 2015 12:01 am
National Museum’s latest exhibition gives a glimpse into rare Indian maps that shaped the perception of India over the centuries.
Museum’s jewellery gallery has visitors pouring in
December 16, 2014 11:48 am
The gallery was opened on November 7. Since then, 35,000 people, including students, have visited it.
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