Indian Museums

Museum heist gone wrong: Bhopal thief's 25-ft fall leaves him unconscious

Equipped with tools to break open display cases and doors, he managed to collect artefacts in a sack, but his attempt to flee failed when he tumbled from the museum's high boundary wall

Unseen artefacts, little-known stories: Humayun's Tomb museum set to open

The museum houses more than 500 artefacts from the collections of the National Museum, ASI and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture

World's largest museum to come up in Delhi; here is all you need to know

Spread across 117,000 sq metres, the Yuge Yugeen Bharat National Museum will have eight thematic segments, showcasing the story of India spanning across 5,000 years

Museum Expo 2023: Video game and a virtual peek inside new address

Officials from the culture ministry and the national museum declined to give a date of the shift. At present, the National Museum has around 2.1 lakh exhibits

This treasure trove in the heart of Trivandrum is a reprieve from modernity

To explore a city littered with remnants of an era gone by, the 112-year-old Ambika Vilas in the heart of Trivandrum offers an ideal reprieve from modernity

Centre to set up 75 science museums across the country, says Jitendra Singh

The central government will soon be setting up science museums across the nation to promote scientific temper

Art in a Covid-19 pandemic: Openings delayed, museums embrace technology

The first of a four-part series turns the gaze to some of India's leading art institutions to see how they are keeping the show going

All 9 museums for tribal freedom fighters will be ready by 2022-end: Govt

The Tribal Affairs Ministry on Tuesday said all nine museums dedicated to tribal freedom fighters will be completed by the end of 2022.

India's vast history an immense attraction for tourism sector: Anil Agarwal

Referring to tourist attractions such as monuments and museums, he said, "These are run by the government. It is the time to think how can we make them independent, how we can make them free".

History blends with technology at a museum that was once RBI's first office

The RBI had taken the building on lease from the Alliance Bank of Simla. Later, when Alliance Bank went into liquidation, RBI took it over from the liquidators.

Sahapedia's project helps enthusiasts access, appreciate history better

After Sahapedia began its mapping project last year, it has charted around 250 museums in 15 cities