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Introduction
Apart from being the capital of India, Delhi is a fascinating
city with pleasant contradictions. Comprising of Old
Delhi and New Delhi, the city is home to famous tourist
destinations like the Laxmi Narayan Temple, India Gate,
Jama Masjid, Red Fort, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Humayun's
Tomb, and the vivacious shopping bazaar of Chandni Chowk.
The museums in Delhi, including National Science Centre,
National Museum of Natural History, Nehru Memorial Museum,
Nehru Planetarium, National Museum, and National Gallery
of Modern Art are also very popular tourist destinations.
National Science Centre
Located at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, this museum is
one of the largest and best science centers of National
Council of Science Museum (NCSM) with good scientific
models, participatory exhibits, and interesting artifacts
on display, with the aim to rouse children's interest
in Science.
National Museum of Natural History
The focus of this museum is ecology. The main attractions
are the various galleries visitors through the extent
of the earth's natural resource, activity rooms for
children and film shows.
Nehru Memorial Museum
After the death of Late Jawaharlal Nehru, the first
Prime Minister of India, his residence was transformed
into a museum. The museum is an enthralling place to
learn about the history of the Independence Movement
from the archive of Newspaper Clippings and Photographs.
There are several photographs of Pt. Nehru, giving
an account of his life. Moreover, the colonial building,
with its teak paneled rooms with high ceilings, spacious
verandas and well-maintained gardens also draws interest.
Nehru Planetarium
Established on 6th February 1984 to promote space education
and astronomy among the common people, especially the
youth, the planetarium has a good sky theatre accommodating
270 viewers. It screens taped and live public shows
on various cosmic topics like cosmic heritage, the solar
system or history of a particular star.
National Museum
This museum possesses over 2,00,000 works of exquisite
art, both of Indian and Foreign origin covering more
than 5,000 years of our cultural heritage. Apart from
the collections of Pre-historic Archaeology, Archaeology,
Jewelry, Paintings, Decorative arts, Manuscripts, Central
Asian Antiquities, Arms and Armor, etc, the museum has
separate branches of publication, Hindi, Public Relations,
Education, Library, Exhibition cell, Display, Modeling,
Photography, Security and Administration.
National Gallery of Modern Art
Situated at Jaipur House, New Delhi, this museum was
inaugurated on 29th March, 1954. The erstwhile residential
palace of the Maharaja of Jaipur, the museum exhibits
around 4,000 paintings, graphics, and sculptures of
modern artists.
How to reach
To visit the museums in Delhi, the nearest airport is
the Indira Gandhi International Airport located 23 km
southwest of Central Delhi and the domestic terminal
at Palam is 5 km away from the international terminal.
Taxi and coach transfer is available from both International
and Domestic Arrivals.
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