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National Museum, New Delhi
Museum4.6 · 21 0164 · 759≈ 2 h 15 minEntry: ~500 INR
Established in 1949 along Janpath in central New Delhi, India's premier museum preserves over 200,000 treasures spanning 5,000 years of the subcontinent's cultural heritage. Notable highlights include prehistoric masterpieces from the Indus Valley Civilization like the bronze 'Dancing Girl', sacred 5th-century BC relics of Gautama Buddha, intricate Mughal miniature paintings, and bronze sculptures of the divine Nataraja from the Chola dynasty.
Highlights
- Bronze 'Dancing Girl' and artifacts from the Indus Valley Civilization
- Sacred relics of the Buddha discovered at Piprahwa
- Rare Mughal miniature paintings and exquisite Chola bronze sculptures
Opening hours
| Mon | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tue | 10:00 – 18:00 |
| Wed | 10:00 – 18:00 |
| Thu | 10:00 – 18:00 |
| Fri | 10:00 – 18:00 |
| Sat | 10:00 – 18:00 |
| Sun | 10:00 – 18:00 |
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