Museums in Delhi are scenic splendor to comprehend. Showcasing historic past through sculptures, artistic pieces, craft makes these museums enticing enough to visit. Museums in Delhi are a wonderful way of understanding history in general and history of Delhi in particular. There are museums in Delhi that are dedicated to different disciplines like railways, dolls, natural history and crafts. Just like the history and the monuments, the museums of Delhi will fascinate any visitor who is curious to know what the heritage of Delhi is all about. The museum also has activity rooms for children to play and learn.

Crafts Museum

The Crafts Museum is situated at Pragati Maidan and forms one of the main places to be visited on your Delhi tour. This museum has galleries displaying India's rich tradition of handicrafts. An added attraction is the presence of craftsmen, which are brought here from different parts of the country to demonstrate their skills. The Crafts museum boasts of having the most rare and exquisite pieces of art and craft selectively collected from all over the country. The museum is distinct for its architectural display of various villages. Authentically constructed mud huts are beautifully decorated with folk art and exhibits include woodcarvings, paintings, paper-mache, embroidery and a full-sized wooden haveli from Gujarat. The complex also houses the Crafts Museum Shop.

There are separate galleries for displaying tribal and rural craft, courtly crafts, textile, popular culture and others. Here you can see live demonstrations by the artisans offering close glimpses of the folk arts of India. From here you can buy ritual objects, ornaments, rugs, shawls and books from the craftsmen as well as from the museum.

Rail museum:
If you are people who love moving on fast engines, then a visit to National Rail Museum might just interest you. Housing different type of locomotives, National Musuem forms one of the famous tourists attractions in Delhi. The musueum showcases various models of train engines and coaches including the model of India's very first train, a steam engine that made its journey from Mumbai to Thane in 1853 and the locomotives displayed in the open are simply lovable.

Constructed by British architect M G Satto on 1957, 1st February, on the carpet area of 10 acres of land, National Rail Museum is a part of heritage now. Even, the skull of an elephant that struck a Mail train in 1894, with his head is also projected here. The Toy train is running - you may buy here as a souvenir of your visit. Restaurant and Libraries are also there. Beautiful Tibetan handicrafts are on display, which were brought with Dalai Lama from Lasa in Tibet House. Tibetian handicrafts are on sale.

National Gallery of Modern Art:-
NGMA was established in 1954 by the Government of India with the objective of developing and promoting modern art in India. Since then it has acquired a unique place in the growing landscape of Indian Art.

It represents the evolution of changing art forms through the passage of time.

Presently the NGMA owns a permanent collection of more than 14,000 works of art, both Indian as well as Western modern art.

NGMA has a branch at Mumbai at the Sir Cowasji Jehangir Public Hall.

It is also in the process of acquiring Manikyavelu Mansion from the State Government of Karnataka for opening its branch at Bangalore.

NGMA has undertaken a number of exhibition, lectures, seminars and general awareness programmes during 1998-99.

Archaeological Museum: Location: Near Red Fort
The museum is located near Red Fort and showcases attractions of Mughal period. It displays fine art calligraphy, painting textiles and costumes as well. One part of the museum houses relics of 1857 wars like maps and weapons. Timing: 9 am - 5 pm Closed: Government holidays

National Museum:-
National Museum on Janpath is the premier repository of antiquities. Built in 1960, it has an extraordinary collection representing the entire span of Indian civilizations from pre-historic times. It's galleries' inclusive finds from the Indus Valley Civilization ; superb sculptures in stone and bronzes from the Chola period; the largest collection of miniature paintings of the world; manuscripts; a Buddhist Gallery, including relics of Buddha from Piprahwa; the exquisite Jewellery Gallery; the Anthropological Gallery of tribal art; galleries devoted to decorative and applied arts, Maritime Heritage and Pre-Columbian art; and the Central Asian Antiquities Gallery of Auriel Stein's finds along the ancient Silk Route.

Conservation Laboratory
A well equipped conservation laboratory not only provides restoration to all the organic and inorganic art objects but also training facilities to students and deserving professionals, including restoration of oil-paintings in India.

The National Museum Institute of History of Art, Conservation and Museology came into existence in 1983 and now is Deemed to be a University provides various Courses with its campus at National Museum (New Delhi).