Museum sights in Delhi
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National Gandhi Museum
The National Gandhi Museum contains photos and some of Gandhi’s belongings.
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Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum
The former residence of Indira Gandhi is now a fascinating museum, displaying artefacts, photos and newspaper clippings, as well as personal belongings, including the blood-stained sari she was wearing when she was assassinated in 1984. Some of the rooms are preserved as they were, an interesting window into the understated elegance of her life. Another section is devoted to her son Rajiv, also assassinated in 1991 by a suicide bomber. Fragments of the clothes he was wearing and, even more poignantly, his trainers, are on display. On the way out, you’ll pass an enclosed crystal pathway that marks Gandhi’s final footsteps before her murder.
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Supreme Court of India Museum
Showcasing India's judicial history, this small Supreme Court of India Museum, which is accessed from Mathura Rd (opposite Appu Ghar Gate), contains two interesting galleries. One gallery has a focus on the evolution of India's justice system, which harks back to the Indus Valley civilization (3500 BC).
The second gallery is dedicated to the Federal and Supreme Courts with exhibits including an early 20th-century judge's chair, portraits of Raj-era judges and original manuscripts of landmark cases including the assassination case of Mahatma Gandhi. Photography is prohibited.
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National Museum
An overview of India’s last 5000 years, this is a splendid museum. Exhibits include rare relics from the Harappan Civilisation, Central Asian antiquities (including silk paintings from the 1st century AD), sacred Buddhist objects, jewel-bright miniature paintings, old coins (including Portuguese, Dutch and Danish), woodcarving, textiles, musical instruments, fearsome Mughal weaponry, Persian manuscripts, and Indus jewellery made from shells and bones. Give yourself at least a few hours – preferably a half-day – to explore this museum, one of India’s finest.
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Sulabh International Museum of Toilets
This quirky museum houses toilet-related paraphernalia dating from 2500 BC to modern times. It’s not just a curiosity: Sulabh International has done extraordinary work in the field of sanitation, developing pour-flush toilets, bio-gas plants and educating the children of ‘manual scavengers’ (whose job is to remove the crap from dry toilets) for other work. A guided tour (free) brings the loos to life.
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National Rail Museum
Trainspotters will adore this museum, with around 30 locomotives and old carriages. Exhibits include an 1855 steam engine, still in working order, and various oddities including the skull of an elephant that charged a train in 1894, and lost.
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National Philatelic Museum
Located in the Dak Bhavan post office, the National Philatelic Museum exhibits over 1700 post-Independence stamps. Unfortunately, photography is prohibited.
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Shankar’s International Dolls Museum
From Spanish bullfighting figurines to Indian bridal dolls, this remarkable museum has 6500 dolls from 85 countries.
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Crafts Museum
Opposite Purana Qila lies this tree-shaded treasure trove of a museum.
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