Delhi to house world's largest museum ‘Yuge Yugeen Bharat’. 5 key facts to know
PTI, officials said that the new museum, housed in the North and South blocks in the heart of the country's capital, will cover an area of 1.17 lakh sqm with 950 rooms spread over a basement and three storeys. 2. On the occasion of International Museum Day on May 18, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a virtual walkthrough of the upcoming museum after inaugurating a three-day International Museum Expo at Pragati Maidan here.
During his address at the inauguration, Modi also announced Yuge Yugeen Bharat National Museum. The museum will have "eight thematic segments" and will showcase the rich civilisational culture of India spanning over 5,000 years, officials said. 3.
Earlier on Wednesday, Modi inaugurated the International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre (IECC) complex, developed at a cost of about ₹2,700 crore with a campus area of approximately 123 acres, and unveiled its new name – Bharat Mandapam. 4. The segments broadly include ancient Indian knowledge, ancient to medieval, medieval, medieval to transition phase, modern India, the colonial rule (when the Dutch, the British, the Portuguese and others came to India), the freedom struggle and the 100 years from 1947 onwards, including the vision ahead, the senior official told PTI.
It is a “forward-looking museum," he said. 5. The virtual walkthrough of the museum provides a digital experience into how the galleries and gardens in it will appear once the museum is completed.
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