Museums

Delhi has a wide range of museums and galleries. Some of the most interesting include:

National Museum: Located on Janpath just south of Rajpath the National Museum has a good collection of Indian bronzes, terra cotta and wood sculptures dating back to the Mauryan period (2nd-3rd century BC), exhibits from the Vijayanagar period in south India, miniature and mural paintings and costumes of the various tribal peoples. The museum is definitely worth visiting

Nehru Museum: On Teen Murti Rd near Chanakyapuri the residence of the first Indian prime minister has been converted into a museum and has items and documents related to his life.

Rail Transport Museum: Located at Chanakyapuri, the diplomatic enclave, the railway museum will be of great interest to anyone who becomes fascinated by India’s exotic collection of railway engines.

The collection includes an 1855 steam engine still in working order and a large collection of oddities such as the skull of an elephant that charged a mail train in 1894, and lost. The museum is open from 9.30 am to 7.30 pm from 1 May to 15 July and 10.30 am to 5.30 pm for the rest of the year.

National Museum of Natural History, Barakhamba Road

The Chalo Dilli Museum dedicated to Subhash Chandra Bose at Azad Hind Gram, Tourist Complex, Tikri Kalan; tel: 2835 2662