Museums In Delhi

National Museum, made a prime place in the very heart of the Capital City, is yet a marvelous and undiscovered land of learning for those eager to know more about the history and the culture of India. Over the past 69 years, the museum started as a humble institution in Delhi, and it is now one of the biggest and most important museums in Delhi NCR. 

The influx of visitors, both from India and abroad, are attracted by the museum´s collections of artifacts because they take the visitors through a journey of time back to the prehistoric era. Besides that art enthusiasts also have access to the museum art display that is usually the home of famous works of art. 

Besides educating students in the museum, it is equally enjoyable when they explore it with friends. Exhibition halls dedicated to Jewelry, Arms, and Art are splendid places to pick up deep-rooted ideas of India's rich culture. 

• Timings: The opening hours from 10 am to 6 pm 
•  Entry charges: INR 20 

Amid Mumbai, the open-air museum called the National Museum of Craft that recollects the history and urbanization of the past centuries is found where the artisans used to dwell. Sizes are indeed another plus of the museum that ranks it among the top and spacious National museums.  This gives an individual an opportunity to explore the crafts and Textile section.

Visiting a place that exhibits world-class Indian craftsmanship, the museum itself couldn't be less of an obvious destination for brave ones who go beyond the surface. This museum has galleries exhibiting the products of gifted Indian designers which range from clothes to homewares and the artisans who give life to this Indian handicraft. 

The Gallery is the home of the true relics, the artistic delight such as the beautiful paintings and statues from ancient times. This fascinates hundreds of visitors to India who get a chance to look not only at the artistic past of India but the entire world.

• Timings: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
• Entry charges: INR 20 per person. 

Among the host of museums of Delhi, the National Railway Museum, the most well-known, stands there as an absolute visit. It is one of the favorites for tourists because it lays out good facts about the rail transport history of India. 
 
The lead in exhibits is its independently collected pieces such as the steam locomotive "Fairy Queen" and "John Morris Fire Engine". These shows allow the audience not only to have a peek into the history of rail travel in India but also to appreciate the brilliant manufacturing of the century. 
 
Indoors, the indoor gallery holds an assortment of replicas ranging from small-scale models to railroad artifacts including engines and cabooses. 

• Timings: 10 am to 5 pm 
• Entry charges: INR 50 per person 

Shankar’s International Dolls Museum is the best recommendation for your children among the museums to visit in Delhi if you are searching for a place to have fun. It has a large doll collection from countries worldwide. Visiting it allows your kids to have unique fun and see the world's scenery at the same time. 

This one of its kind doll museum in Delhi is proud to have an outstanding collection of more than six thousand dolls from 85 various countries.  This eclectic collection illustrates how different cultures and traditions perfume the world.

There is a segment of this exhibition that showcases 500 Indian dolls, beautifully dressed in traditional ethnic outfits, this is what takes the viewer into an exploration of the great cultural diversity of Indian civilization.

• Timings: 10 am to 5 pm 
• Entry charges: INR 15 per person 

Being an art lover or just starting in the world of modern art, The National Gallery of Modern Art in Delhi would be a paradise waiting to unfold. Located right inside the corner of this beautiful work of architectural genius, the pieces of art centralized here cannot but capture you from within or the outside. 
  
Inside you'll be amazed at the mesmerizing collection of modern and contemporary Indian art that features the stuff of countries's celebrated artists. With a regular turnover of exhibitions in the gallery, visitors will enjoy new focuses and refreshed inspiration over the year.

• Timings: 11 am to 6 pm
• Entry charges: INR 10 per person 

For those who are thirsty for knowledge, of course, they would find it great and interesting to have a museum with libraries. And in Delhi, the museum and library dedicated to the Indian Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru designated the research objects’ goldmine of historical insights. 
 
This museum was founded in 1964 by the Indian Ministry of Culture.  Its main task entails soul-searching for the true meaning of the Indian Independence movement. Its unique architecture, giant book collections, and real scenes of the independence struggle are some of the features that make it a place to go and travel back to the colonial era.

• Timings: 9 am to 5 pm
• Entry charges: Free

If you want some fun, try these weekend activities. A thrilling and educational excursion to the National Science Centre in Delhi awaits you, where you will be availed of the latest technology developments in India. 
 
Whether in the field of science and technology studies or simply curious about the ideas introduced by young minds, the National Science Centre has something for all. From the exhibits that will turn you into a fan of the never-ending display of unmatched technology greatness, you will be amazed at the creativity.

• Timings: 9 am to 6 pm
• Entry charges: INR 40 per person and for students INR 10 per person

Among the plenitude of museums in Delhi, we find the Gandhi Smriti Museum—a legacy for the father of the nation, the dad of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi. Accordingly, the museum stands as a memorable monument to his life and the circumstances of his death because it was here that he spent his last abode. 

The visitor can then linger inside and get different insights into the living of Gandhi through his personal effects and terracotta dolls. Moreover, the museum showcases this through exhibits of pictures, sculptures, paintings, and everything else that helps shed light on the period he spent here before his death.  

• Timings: 10 am to 5 pm. 
• Entry charges: Free 

It is among the variety of museums in Delhi, displaying umpteen things that there is a specific museum exclusively dedicated to the country's Air Force. Integrated into the history wall of Palam Air Force Station, this museum is the insider into the Indian Air Force`s deeds and accomplishment. 
  
The military enthusiast's museum features a huge collection of weaponry, aircraft, uniforms, and historical images galore.  The overall atmosphere illustrates the long history of the Air Force.

One of those who decide to visit this museum is bound to receive valuable information about the American Air Force’s history and transformation over the decades. Similarly, the gallery exhibitions with utmost sortation and arrangements, make the house one of the favorite destinations of the people visiting Delhi for tourism.

• Timings: Opens from 10 am to 5 pm.
• Entry charges: Free

Part of the Department of Post, the National Philatelic Museum in Delhi is as captivating as it is educational; a venue suitable for philately lovers and history enthusiasts alike. 
 
The highlight of the museum is the amazing stamp collection in its inventory.  The museum has the history of the stamp right from the first stamp that they issued in India in 1854 to the stamps designed during the British-India era and beyond. 

The collection is artfully divided into several cluster themes, which are in coherence with each other, to create an all-in-one package that is simple for visitors to explore and enjoy a wide range of stamps on display. 

• Timings: Its opening hours are from 10 am to 5 pm.
• Charges: Free Entry

To those who are bookworms and aspiring writers, Delhi's Ghalib Museum and Library are legacies of literary inspiration. Title `Ghalib Museum` is devoted to the leading Urdu and Persian poet of the time, Mirza Ghalib.  It's a dwelling place of poetry and literature. 
 
Displaying artwork since 1969, poetry lovers have always found the museum as a good destination just next. A museum dedicated to Ghalib that is on-site at the academy features not only a historical/biographical part but also the library with an extensive collection of books, calligraphy lessons, and an art gallery.

• Timings: 10 am - 6 pm
• Entry charges: Free 

One cannot skip the Sulabh International Museum of Toilets in Delhi, a place where we all can explore the unique history of our indispensable bathroom facilities and our relationships with them. Indeed, this is true – it’s a museum that focuses solely on the history of toilets throughout world history!
 
The toilet is not a subject you'd think of for a museum, but this place has been a good one and tells an incredible story about the evolution of toilets from different parts of the world. A visit there will undoubtedly leave you wondering about the diversity of toilets and the insights that they give into living practices through time. 
  
Addressing both of those things, the museum presents one more element: an area where one can study poems dedicated to the radiant toilet, picking up a smile here and there. 

You can easily satisfy your curiosity with no entry fee, so it's cheap to see for yourself. If you like history, oddities, or even a different type of experience, the Sulabh International Museum of Toilets is one of the offbeat fun museums in Delhi.

• Timings: 8 am to 8 pm, the visitor has plenty of time to take in this little strange yet one with a lot of facts.