Museums
Air Force Museum in Delhi
A museum dedicated exclusively to the field of aviation and our great heroes of the Air Force Air Force. It is located next to the boarding area technical Palam Air Force Station, this museum gives a comprehensive history of the Indian Air Force and his many expeditions to date. In the museum there was a large exhibition of memorials, photographs, modern aircraft and their older colleague, making it an ideal location for exploring the magical world of the Indian Air Force. The museum houses a number of galleries to play tribute to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for their homeland.
The list of dedications starts from the day of the Royal Flying Corps during WW I and II. Gallery of Honor, Air Heads Gallery proudly retains the medals, decorations for bravery, photos of operations as well as pictures of war and peace. The hangar of the museum even more interesting. Features a display of various aircraft as the first plane to fly through the Khyber Pass, in 1929, called Westland. . |
National Museum in Delhi
National Museum displays objects of the Mughal period, such as manuscripts and Firman, showing ine the art of calligraphy, paintings, textiles and costumes. National Museum Janpath is located south of Rajpath includes an extraordinary collection of bronzes, terracotta sculptures, paintings and costumes, which give a complete overview of Indian history and lifestyle. The collection includes rare coins and pottery from the Mauryan period, from second to third century BC, the period of exhibitions Vijayanagar in South India, small paintings and walls, and customs of different tribes. It also has the largest collection of artifacts postponement of the Indus civilization. The museum is well worth a visit. The museum has a wide range of aspects of ancient Indian history, and also in Central Asia.
Collections
Archaeology
A prestigious collection of 700 sculptures have been exhibited in the archaeological monuments on the ground floor of the rotunda on the first floor and the second around the earth and sculptures of the museum squares displayed are mostly stone, bronze and terra cooked. National Museum, New Delhi, today, has in its possession over 2,00,000 works of art, both Indian and foreign origin covering more than 5,000 years of our heritage. Its rich variety of traditional and creative disciplines, representing unity in diversity, a unique blend of perspective, past and present and strong for the future, brings history to life. Further collections of prehistoric archeology, archeology, jewelry, paintings, decorative arts, manuscripts, Hindi, public relations, education, library, the exposure cell, display, modeling, rights, safety and administration.
Arts Collections
It has a rich collection of artefacts from many of the sites of the Harappan civilization. The collection includes pottery, seals, tablets, weights and measures, jewelry, terracotta figurines, toys, etc. It also has copper tools from Harappan sites like axes, chisels, knives, etc. of 3800 objects have been exhibited in the Gallery Harappa modernization of the National Museum collection. In the gallery, 26 large companies are well-lit clear glass on the display shows the amazing evolutionary history of various Indian Brahmi scripts and parts. |
National Philatelic Museum in Delhi
National Philatelic Museum, located on the road to Patel Chowk, near Connaught Place. There is a Dak Bhavan, which has a post office with a popular outlet for philatelists interested in the stamps on the Indians. The museum is located in this building, which has a collection of exclusive stamps. Museum National Philatelic Museum, New Delhi is a convenient source of information for people. The museum shows the history of Indian philatelic heritage and also the number of stamps issued by the Indian government so far. The postal history of India is exposed in the museum, which used to be an education to visitors. The stamp collection is the largest among them in India. National Philatelic Museum, New Delhi is open every day except Saturdays and Sundays. The preferred time to visit this location are 10:00 am -5:00 pm.
The tourists can avail the local buses, taxies and auto rickshaws to reach the
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National Rail Museum in Delhi
National Rail Museum, located in New Delhi. There are different models of locomotives and coaches in the museum. It also maintains a model of India's first train, a steam engine which made its journey from Mumbai to Thane in 1853. There are a number of locomotives that are displayed outdoors, that are simply adorable. Museum, sprawling over 10 acres, is a mine of information on the history of 151 years of railways in India. Kids love the train ride towards miniature railway in the museum. The highlight of the museum is Fairy Queen was built in 1855, which is the best preserved of its locomotive time.
Main Exhibits
1) Fairy Queen
2) Patiala State Monorail
3) Electric Locomotive Sir Roger Lumley
4) Kalka Shimla Rail Bus
5) Fireless Steam Locomotive
6) MG Diesel SR 203
7) Saloon of Prince of Wales
8) Saloon of Maharaja of Indore
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