Museum #10 on Delhi Metro Violet Line - Drishyakala Museum

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New Delhi is home to a mind-boggling 51 museums covering every topic imaginable.

All the museums are within 2 kilometers of any station on the Delhi Metro.

I have published line-wise museum lists on Google Maps as below:

Museums on Delhi Metro Violet Line - Total 18
Museums on Delhi Metro Yellow Line - Total 12
Museums on Delhi Metro Magenta Line - Total 04
Museums on Delhi Metro Blue Line - Total 05
Museums on Delhi Metro Red Line - Total 05
Museums on Delhi Metro Aqua Line - Total 01

The Drishyakala Museum is located inside the Red Fort housed inside buildings constructed by the British before 1947 as administrative buildings but were lying unused and unoccupied.

Caption: Drishyakala Museum in Delhi Housed in a Building with Gothic Architecture, photo bu local guide @Tushar_Suradkar
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The museum building is in Gothic architecture appear huge from outside and spacious inside, hence ideal for housing museums. The Drishyakala museum is a collection of rare original art from renowned Indian artists like Raja Ravi Verma, Rabindranath Tagore, Jamini Roy, and Gaganendranath Tagore to name a few.

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The ticket to the museum is included in the ticket for the entry to the Red Fort but needs to be purchased extra without which access is denied even if you are inside the Red Fort.

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Each artist has separate halls dedicated to exhibiting of his work.

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There is also a separate hall to exhibit the belonging of these artists like the letters exchanged, diaries, and rare photos that are now a century old.

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Outside the museum, the approach road is a grand avenue with huge trees standing on both side giving you an ovation and welcoming as you walk the long path from the main entrance to this museum which is located a bit far off but within the Red Fort campus.

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For the record, another museum that is housed and is themed over the life of a person is the Bhai Matidas Museum located only a few hundred meters from the Mirza Galib Museum.

Have you been to a museum that was located inside a fort?
What was special about the museum? I’d be interested in knowing your experiences.

Until then… Happy Guiding :blush:

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Since it is located inside the Red Fort, the Drishyakala museum has all the necessary accessibility features for the differently-abled.

Here’s a brief summary:

:wheelchair: :heavy_check_mark: Ramp Access.
:wheelchair: :heavy_check_mark: A wheelchair-accessible Entrance.
:wheelchair: :heavy_check_mark: A wheelchair-accessible Parking.
:wheelchair: :heavy_check_mark: A wheelchair-accessible Restroom/Toilet.

What Else To Do In Delhi

While you are in Delhi, these are the top-recommended places:

  1. Red Fort
  2. Humayun Tomb
  3. Lotus Temple
  4. Akshardham Temple
  5. India Gate
  6. Jama Masjid
  7. Rashtrapati Bhavan
  8. Tughlaqabad Fort
  9. Laxmi Narayan Temple
  10. Gurudwara Bangala Sahib
  11. Agrasen ki Baoli
  12. National War Memorial
  13. Raj Ghat Memorials
  14. Safdarjung’s Tomb
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can you tell me how you become connect moderator and can you tell does google local guide gives you some rewards for contributing

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Liked this also. @TusharSuradkar

Answer to your Q: Haven’t been there. And I was not aware of this museum. Thank you for the information. I’ll visit there during my next trip to Delhi :+1: .

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Thank you @abhishekpatk

What I mean with the question is - have you been to any other museum that was also inside a fort :blush:

For example, there is a huge fort in Bikaner in Rajasthan where there is also a museum inside.

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Ohh!. I didn’t.

@TusharSuradkar

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@TusharSuradkar Thanks for sharing information about this place. Do you know the reason for unoccupied administrative office which was built by British? As per my knowledge the construction by British was superb as compared to nowadays. Still that building is used. Its curiosity for me.

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Nice question @Rohan10

My guess is the buildings from the British era were inside the Red Fort which is a national monument and to continue using them for a regular purpose like a government office, post office or court, etc. would involve allowing a large number of people from the public to enter the important Red Fort complex that has many precious buildings of huge historic importance. It was only recently that they decided to host a museum inside these buildings and I think there would be no other better use for those buildings.

What would be your suggestion?