Located in midst of the elite institutions of the city, National Museum of Natural History can be easily recognized by a large dinosaur statue in front of its gates. The museum displays a mind-boggling number of fossils, stuffed animals and birds. Film shows, lectures about plant and animals: this place organizes it all. Children can partake in activities organized in the well-equipped discovery room.
Red Fort Archaeological Museum is a mini museum located inside the Red Fort and is primarily dedicated to the last Mughal king of India, Bahadur Shah Zafar. Amongst the many items, what catches the eye are the silk robes embedded with pearls and his hookah (smoking pipe) made entirely with silver. Other priceless objects include beautiful 19th century textiles and decorative blue tiles from the 13th century. There are other rare items from the collections of previous kings, such as Babar as well.
Un séjour à Delhi ne serait pas complet sans une visite du Musée national. Bâti en 1960, cette institution abrite une collection infinie et spectaculaire d’antiquités indiennes. Véritablement fantastique et extraordinaire, cette collection renferme des trésors datant de l’ère préhistorique et de la naissance de la civilisation indienne. Vous pourrez notamment y admirer des œuvres d’art et sculptures inestimables de la civilisation de la vallée de l’Indus. Mais ce n’est pas tout, puisque ce musée abrite aussi de rares miniatures, des reliques bouddhistes et jaïnas ainsi qu’une vaste collection d’artéfacts de l’ère Chola. Si les arts décoratifs vous intéressent, vous en trouverez également dans ce musée.
The Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum which was the Gandhi Smriti is the place where Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948. It was his residence at that time and was converted into a museum soon after his death. It displays an extensive collection of Gandhi's photographs and personal items. There is also an interesting exhibit of small doll houses and terracotta dolls portraying the major events of Gandhi's life. The bare room, where he resided, is kept just as it was in his time. His last footsteps, from the house into the garden (where he was shot) are marked out in cement.
Teen Murti Bhavan was the residence of India's first ever Prime Minister, Jawahar Lal Nehru. It was later converted into a museum and library; the rooms and the decor are untouched since Nehru's death in 1964. The Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML) gives a unique insight of the Independence Movement, independent India's history and one of its founders through rare photos, newspaper clippings, personal objects and archives. A torch still burns bright symbolizing Nehru's values and vision for the country, and there is a granite rock carved with the words of his historic speech at the midnight of India's Independence Day. The Library has a comprehensive collection of colonial and post-colonial literature about the country.