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Natural
History Museum
At Barkhamba animals, huge dinosaur and huge birds of pre historic
ages in FICCI building. The Discovery Room also appreciable.
View the film show from 11-30 to 15-30.
Open daily at 10-00 to 17-00, no ticket is required. Tel: 3314849.
The National Museum is another interesting spot located very close to
India Gate. The museum has a rich variety of all facets of ancient
Indian history and also of central Asia. In fact the museum takes one
through a fascinating journey of what ancient India was all about,
pottery, rare coins, and numerous such things including art and
architecture, costumes are for all to see. It's something every
tourist should find time to visit even if the schedule is tight.
On the right of Rajpath at Janpath is National Museum or Yadughar.
Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation stone in 1955 and the museum was
opened to visitors in 1965. Collections from Mahenjadaro, Harappa,
Lothal, Kalibangan and antiques of prehistorical periods are on
display. The history dated back to 5000 years are vividly displayed in
the museum.
The collections of Indus civilization, Brahminical, Jain and Buddhist
sculptural antiques are all there. The colour paintings of Mughal,
Rajput, Deccan are praiseworthy. Besides, there are the holy Git
Gobinda, the holy Mahabharata, the holy Bhagabat Gita in golden
alphabet, Octogonal mini Quran, Babamama in Babar's handwriting,
Jahangir's diary, musical instruments of more than 300 types,
varieties of tribal dresses enriched the museum.
The antique collections of Sir Aurel Stein has added the attraction of
the museum. The evolution of ornaments through ages from prehistoric
era to recent modern time, its shape, size, design and pattern and of
metalic combinations with or without jewel set are all on display in
the ornament gallery of the museum. It draws tourists most.
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