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Know Your City | Madras Sappers Museum in Bengaluru now open to public

July 12, 2026 5:32 pm

The Madras Sappers Museum in Bengaluru is now open to registered visitors, showcasing centuries of military history, rare artefacts, weapons, uniforms, and heritage exhibits.

Inside Ayodhya's wax museum: 50 lifelike Ramayana characters, 3D effects and Ram Lalla zone

June 24, 2026 3:42 pm

The newly inaugurated museum gives a walk through some of the most iconic episodes of the Hindu epic

Indian contemporary artists debut at Russia’s Hermitage Museum

June 16, 2026 1:46 pm

The exhibition ‘Sediments of Becoming’ pairs Indian contemporary works with centuries-old Russian icons and artefacts, creating a cross-cultural dialogue on memory, history and apocalypse.

What is Eicon, the app looking to make museum visits easier with your camera?

June 10, 2026 6:57 pm

The platform identifies artworks, provides curator-style insights and lets users build a personal diary of their museum discoveries

The 'no cap' guide to Art History: Can Gen Z slang save the fading culture of museums?

March 11, 2026 12:28 pm

Whether it’s an Italian urn or an Akbarnama miniature, separating art from history leaves us with half-learned lessons. Is the secret to engagement hidden in 15-second reel?

Art institutions across many Gulf States shut amid missile strikes

March 03, 2026 3:23 pm

Several galleries and museums are monitoring the West Asia crisis.

On display at V&A museum: Apple iPhone to Labubu

February 16, 2026 4:55 pm

The exhibits are part of V&A’s Design 1990-Now galleries, which reopened earlier this month

Is global citizenship a modern concept? A new gallery at CSMVS shows how India went global 5,000 years ago

December 12, 2025 7:33 pm

Three hundred archaeological objects from 15 institutions trace long-distance trade, shared beliefs and cultural exchange across the world.

Delay in tribal museums, land availability for tribal residential schools: House panel flags issues

December 10, 2025 10:59 am

The Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment, chaired by BJP MP PC Mohan, originally made recommendations on demand for grants in a report tabled in March.

Inside the new MF Husain Museum in Qatar: How a 2008 sketch shaped its modern design

November 29, 2025 4:21 pm

Delhi-based architect Martand Khosla on how an MF Husain sketch forms the architectural core of the artist's museum in Doha and his association with Husain

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You'll be surprised by how old museums really are

July 20, 2026 10:06 am

Everything you need to know about the world's first museum

Famous museum heists you may have never heard of

July 07, 2026 10:26 am

Here are some of the most infamous museum heists you may have never heard of, along with the fascinating stories behind them.

6 hidden museums in India to explore this International Museum Day

May 18, 2026 11:47 am

To mark International Museum Day on May 18, here are some of India’s best lesser-known museums you should explore.

PM Modi inaugurates Samrat Samprati Museum in Gandhinagar on Mahavir Jayanti

March 31, 2026 2:06 pm

The museum, located at the Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra, is named after Samrat Samprati Maharaj (224-215 BC), the grandson of Samrat Ashoka

Exploring India’s transport history: A visual tour of the Heritage Transport Museum, Gurgaon

April 13, 2025 2:00 pm

From carriages and palkis to automobiles, every collection at Heritage Transport Museum in Taoru-Gurgaon takes you to a bygone era.

Neha Sharma spends an afternoon brushing up on history at Frankfurt's Goethe-Haus museum

February 12, 2025 12:11 pm

"Standing where history whispers… #goethehouse," the Bad newz actor captioned her Instagram post.

Museum of the Future opens in Dubai

February 25, 2022 6:34 pm

The Museum of the Future finally opened in Dubai on a palindrome date, February 22, 2022 and became the latest addition to Dubai’s bold architectural endeavours with futuristic designs.

The house in Kolkata that hosted Gandhi is now a museum; see pics

October 03, 2019 7:11 am

In 1947, just as India was becoming independent, Mahatma Gandhi was quietly protesting the sectarian violence that had engulfed the nation. He had moved to Kolkata's Hyderi Manzil along with some of his followers. On his 150th birthday, the house has become a full-fledged museum.

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Police Commemoration Day: PM Modi inaugurates a museum, a sculpture and a wall of valour

June 22, 2020 6:13 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated and dedicated to the nation a refurbished national police memorial in New Delhi and a newly-built museum for the khaki-donning forces.

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