Orders to vacate National Museum by year-end, new one set for 2025
Shyamlal Yadav | 28 September 2023 | Indian Express
The National Musuem on Janpath, New Delhi. Express
The National Museum may be shut to researchers by the end of the year and the building is likely to be demolished in March 2024. The new museum, Yug Yugeen Bharat, will come up at the North and South Blocks, possession of which will likely be taken by the Ministry of Culture by March 2025.
The Indian Express has learnt that officials of the National Museum have been asked by the Ministry of Culture to try and vacate the existing building on Janpath by the end of this year.
Sources said if this timeline holds, researchers may not be able to access the museum’s exhibits — it showcases nearly 10 per cent of its collection of over 2.10 lakh artefacts.