National Museum

Janpath, Delhi · Closed now

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AddressJanpath, Delhi, India

Managed byNational Museum, Ministry of Culture

Today's hoursOpen today 10 AM – 6 PM

Tickets fromFrom ₹20

TypeMuseum

Time needed2–4 hrs

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India's largest museum, opened on its current Janpath site in 1960, holds over 200,000 artefacts spanning 5,000 years of Indian art, archaeology and history, from Harappan Civilization seals to Mughal miniatures. Its galleries cover sculpture, decorative arts, arms and armour, and a dedicated Central Asian antiquities collection acquired through early 20th-century expeditions. The museum has long been discussed as the future anchor of India's planned National Museum complex redevelopment. It remains the single most comprehensive repository of Indian art and history under one roof.

Did you know? The National Museum's collection includes a fragment of relics believed to be from the Buddha himself, alongside artefacts from the Indus Valley Civilization including the famous "Dancing Girl" bronze figurine from Mohenjo-daro.