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| Established | 15 August 1949 |
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| Location | Janpath, New Delhi, India |
| Coordinates | 28°36′42.52″N 77°13′9.34″E / 28.6118111°N 77.2192611°E |
| Key holdings | |
| Collection size | 206,000 objects |
| CEO | Shri Rajpal Singh hemti |
| Architect | Ganesh Bikaji Deolalikar |
| Owner | Indian Government |
| Public transit access |  Udyog Bhawan |
| Website | nationalmuseumindia.gov.in |
The National Museum in New Delhi, also known as the National Museum of India, is one of the largest museums in India. Established in 1949, it holds a variety of articles ranging from the pre-historic era to modern works of art. It functions under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. The museum is situated on Janpath.[1] The blueprint of the National Museum had been prepared by the Gwyer Committee set up by the Government of India in 1946. The museum has around 200,000 works of art, mostly Indian, but some of foreign origin, covering over 5,000 years.
It also houses the National Museum Institute of History of Art, Conservation and Museology on the first floor which was established in 1983 and has been a university since 1989, running master's and doctoral level courses in art history, conservation and museology.[2]
- ^ "About us". Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ "National Museum Institute of History of Art, Conservation and Museology, website". Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2010.