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 National
Museum
The galleries of the
museum follow a
historical and
chronological
sequence. The Indus
Valley Gallery
displays many
antiquities
excavated from
Mohenjodaro and
Harappa, like
terracotta toys,
images and pots,
jewellery, seals,
bronze and copper
implements and
sculpture. The most
outstanding object
here is the lyrical
bronze Dancing Girl.
The National Museum
also has a rich
collection of
sculpture. All the
major periods are
represented here :
Maurya, Sunga,
Satavahana, Gupta,
Pallava, Chalukya,
Pala and Sena. Also
on view are
sculpture from
Gandhara and Mathura.
The Bronze Gallery
has some superb
pieces from the
Chola and Pallava
period. Among these
the Nataraja figure
of Shiva and the
Kaliya Mardan
Krishna are all time
greats. There are a
number of rare
manuscripts and
miniature paintings,
textiles, coins and
tribal art. However,
the museum's most
significant gallery
is the one of
Central Asian
exhibits. Silk
banners from
Dunhuang, wall
paintings, sculpture
and other objects
collected by Sir
Aurel Stein between
1900 and 1916
capture the
lifestyie and
culture prevalent
along the ancient
Siik Route ithat
stretched between
Europe and China.
National Museum
Janpath, New Delhi
Timing:
10.00 am to 5.00 pm
Closed
on Mondays and
government holidays. |
National Museum
of Natural History
A prehistoric animal
greets the visitor
to the National
Museum of Natural
History preparing
him for the
collections of
botanical,
zoological and
geological objects
on view within. Some
of the interesting
pieces displayed are
natural history
specimens like
stuffed animals,
butterflies, birds
as well as
information about
rare plants and
endangered species.
National Museum of
Natural History
Barakhamba Road
New Delhi 110 001
Timing:
10.00 am to 5.00 pm
Closed
on Mondays |
 Archeological
Museum
Situated in the
historic Red Fort,
the museum exhibits
objects that date to
the Mughal period.
On view are
manuscripts and
firmans' that
demonstrate the fine
art of calligraphy.
Also on view are
paintings, textiles
and costumes.
One section
concentrates on
relics of the .1857
war (First War of
Independence) like
maps and weapons.
Archaeological
Museum
Red Fort, New Delhi
Timing:
9.00 am to 5.00pm
Open
on all days. |
Rail Transport
Museum
Located in the
southern part of
Delhi close to the
diplomatic area the
museum exhibits, 140
year old history of
Indian Railways.
Main attractions are
the Fairie Queen of
1885 the oldest
working steam
locomotive, the
luxury saloon of the
Prince of Wales and
the saloon of the
Maharaja of Mysore.
Rail Transport
Museum
Shanti Path,
Chanakya Puri, New
Delhi
Timing:
9.30 A.M. To 7.00
P.M.(Jan. to Sep.)
9.30 A.M. To 5.30
P.M.(Oct. To Dec.)
Closed:
Monday |
National Gallery
of Modern Art
The stately Jaipur
House is the
location for the
National Gallery of
Modern Art. On
display are
paintings, sculpture
and graphic art
dating from the mid
19th century to
today.
All the well known
an present, are
exhibited here.
There works by Raja
Ravi Varma. The
school is
represented by
Abanindranath Tagore,
especially his
Advent of the Rainy
Season, Twilight and
Landscape: Nandalal
Bose, Ramkumar
Kinkar, Rabindranash
Tagore, Binod Behari
Mukherjee among
others. On view also
are Amrita
Shergill's Self
Portrait, Two women,
Musicians, Bathers
andJamini Roy's
Krishna and Balarama,
Kirian, Yasoda and
Krishna.
The exhibits also
include works by
major contemporary
artists like M F
Husain, Vivan
Sundaram, J
Swaminathan, Ghulam
Mohammed Sheikh and
Bhupen Khakhar.
National Gallery of
Modem Art
Jaipur House
New Delhi 110 003
Timing:
10.00 am to 5.00 pm
Closed
on Mondays and
government holidays |
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