2019-12-18 Wed

India is famous for its museum that proves the rich culture of the country. Also known as the National Museum of India, the National Museum in New Delhi is one of the largest museums in India. 18 December is a day when in 1960 the first phase of the National Museum building was formally inaugurated by Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the Vice President of India.

Since its establishment in 1949, the museum has collected a lot of artifacts and presently holds approximately 2,00,000 objects of a diverse nature, both Indian and foreign, covering a time span of more than five thousand years of Indian cultural heritage.

The museum has fine old manuscripts, as well as temple hangings; lavishly brocaded saris, weapons set with precious stones, and painted pottery. The art of painting is well represented with Indian miniatures of the Mughal, R?jput, Deccani, and Pahari schools.

On 27th July 1978, a set of four commemorative stamps were issued by the India Post featuring the pride of the Indian museums. One of these ‘Treasures of Indian Museums’ stamps depicts a gold coin of King Kanishka I of the Kushan dynasty which is one of the most valuable exhibits of the National Museum, New Delhi.

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