Some of the fine museums in Delhi include:

The National Museum

This prestigious institution house artefacts from the time of the Indus Valley Civilisation (2500 BC) to the present times. Bronzes from South India, an impressive collection of stone sculpture, miniature paintings, textiles, coins and tribal art from part of its extensive collection. Of special interest is the superb Central Asian Gallery that exhibits the silk banners, sculpture and wall paintings that from part of Sir Aurel Stein’s collection – brought to India in the early part of the 20^th century.

The National Gallery Of Modern Art

Located in the stately Jaipur House the museum has a splendid collection of contemporary art.

National Rail Museum

The fine outdoor museum has on view a range of locomotives and carriages ranging over the 150 years of the railways in India. A toy train takes children around the museum.

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