Museums In Delhi:

The frolic augments to quite a few million times. Such is the story of Delhi's museum. Each of these curious alcoves reverberates with the ancient grandeur (?), hearts of which are now broken into little pieces of archaeological interest. Be it a piece of iron of the Harappa lineage or the incredible 'poison plate' of the Mughals, these impressive pieces enchant everyone en masse. Besides the boring subjects like history and archaeology, Delhi also takes care of frivolous interests like toys and toy-trains, and thus have created some extravagant places of tourist interest like the Shankar's Doll Museum and National Rail Museum.

Located in the stately Jaipur House, the National Gallery of Modern Art has a splendid collection of contemporary art and a must visit for art lovers. The National Museum is a prestigious institution housing artifacts from the time of the Indus Valley Civilisation to the present times. The National Rail Museum is a fine outdoor museum having a range of locomotives and carriages ranging over the 150 years of the railways in India. The biggest attraction over here is a toy train, which takes children for a tour around the museum. Another Museum that merits a visit is the delightful open air Crafts museum, where tourists can witness Indian craftsmen at work. Other museums that deserve a visit include Tibet House Museum, Shankar's International Dolls Museum, National Philatelic Museum, National Museum of Natural History and Red Fort Museum of Archeology.

The National Gallery of Modern Art, housed in the residence of Jaipur's former maharajas has a superb collection of paintings dating from 150 years ago to the present day. Company School paintings of the 19th and early 20th centuries and the works of Rabindranath Tagore, Jammi Roy and Amrita Sher Gil hold pride of place amidst exhibits, which give an overview of the evolution of modern Indian paintings and sculpture. The National Museum and the National Gallery of Modern Art periodically organize special exhibitions.

The National Museum on Janpath is the premier repository of antiquities. Built in 1960, it has an extraordinary collection representing the entire span of Indian civilization from pre-historic times. Its galleries include finds from the indus Valley Civilization, superb sculptures in stone, and bronzes from the Chola period, the largest collection of miniature paintings in the world, manuscripts, a Buddhist Gallery, including relics of the Buddha from Piprahwa, the exquisite Jewelry Gallery, the Anthropological Gallery of tribal art; galleries devoted to decorative and applied arts, Maritime Heritage and Pre-Columbian art, and the Central Asian Antiquities, Gallery of Auriel Stein's finds along the ancient Silk Route (the great murals however, are on display at the adjacent Archaeological Survey of India).

The Rail Transport Museum is a must for rail buffs. Its vintage display includes the oldest locomotive in the world-still working; the Viceregal Dinning Car (1889) and the Prince of Wales Saloon (1876). Children can enjoy a ride on the miniature rail track.

The Nehru Memorial Museum is at Teen Murti House where Jawaharlal Nehru lived for 16 years till his death in 1964. its special charm is that the rooms have been preserved as they were. Not far from here is the indira Gandhi Memorial where one gets a glimpse of the life of the late Late Prime Minister.

The Ghandi Memorial Museum has a collection of memorabilia on Mahatma Gandhi. The Crafts Museum at Pragati Maidan has galleries displaying India's rich tradition of handicrafts. An added attraction is the presence of craftsperson who are bought here from different parts of the country to demonstrate their skills. in this central part of the city are also located the National Philatelic Museum of Natural History, Mandi House, and the Malliah on Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg.

The Tibet House Museum on Lodi Road has a fine collection of tankhas, jewellery and ritual objects. En route to Old Delhi are the Shankar's Dolls Museum of Archeology related to the Mughal era, and the Museum of Arms and Weapons which traces the development of arms from the Mughal age to the First World War.

Dolls Museum - A unique museum of Dolls is located near the ITO crossing on the Bahadur Shah Jafar Marg . These dolls are collected from different parts of India as well as from other countries of the world. These dolls reflect the tradition and culture of the region from where they come. Children Book Trust of India is In the same building. This is an organisation which is committed to provide quality books for the little ones.