National Museum of India, New Delhi

National Museum of India, New Delhi (19 November 2004)


The National Museum of India (GPS: 28.61074, 77.21912) showcases the history of the country covering some five millennia. It has an impressive collection of more than 150,000 pieces. The Museum's collection of Indus Valley relics and Central Asian treasures from the Silk Road is considered the finest in the world.

Almost 700 years after the Silk Road fell into disuse, a British archaeologist by the name of Sir Aurel Stein led a series of expeditions in 1900-16 to uncover its treasures. Stein's Central Asian collection are from those he discovered in the Taklamakan Desert which includes paintings, Buddhist manuscripts and valuable records of life during those ancient times.

The National Museum is also noted for its Indian sculpture and jewellery collection, bronzes of the Chola civilization in South India, and the Buddhist gallery, which includes a carved Buddhist gateway from Sanchi. Also on display is a new gallery of Adivasi culture on the second floor.

Main entrance of National Museum. (19 November, 2004)


The exhibits in the museum. (19 November, 2004)


The exhibits in the museum. (19 November, 2004)


The exhibits in the museum. (19 November, 2004)

The National Museum of India is on the Map of New Delhi, India

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