This museum in Delhi has in its possession over 200,000 works of art. The collection constitutes both Indian as well as foreign origin, and covers more than 5,000 years of Indian cultural heritage. The collection here has holdings of various creative traditions and disciplines. They represent a unity in diversity. A nice blend of the past with the present and strong perspective for the future, brings the history to life itself. The collections of National Museum at Janpath covers archaeology, arms, armour, decorative arts, jewelery, manuscripts, paintings and soon.
Conservation Laboratory, apart from providing restoration to all the organic and inorganic art objects also has training facilities for students and deserving professionals. This also includes the restoration of oil-paintings in India.
The National Museum Institute of History of Art, Conservation and Museology was established in the year 1983 and at present it is Deemed to be a University. It provides various Courses with its campus at National Museum in New Delhi.
This place in New Delhi is worth a visit and you will come to know about the various aspects of art in India. When you visit the capital of India next time, you can always plan to have a visit in the National Museum at Janpath in New Delhi. For details regarding the timing and opening hours of the museum you can get in touch with the curator or any other staff of the National Museum in Mew Delhi.
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