Established 14 August 2006 Type Heritage Owner Government of India | Location New Delhi Phone 011 2303 5318 Founded 14 August 2006 | |
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Visitors 1,74,003 as on 28 February 2013 Website www.parliamentmuseum.org Address Lok Sabha Secretariat, Parliament Library Building, Pandit Pant Marg Area, New Delhi, Delhi 110001 Hours Closed now Thursday11AM–1PM, 2–5PMFriday11AM–1PM, 2–5PMSaturday11AM–1PM, 2–5PMSundayClosedMondayClosedTuesday11AM–1PM, 2–5PMWednesday11AM–1PM, 2–5PMSuggest an edit Public transit access Central Secretariat metro station Similar Adventure Island, National Museum - New Delhi, Shankar's International Dolls Mus, National Philatelic Museum, National Handicrafts and Hand | ||
Parliament museum new delhi india official website armchair tour low q flv
Parliament museum is a museum in the Parliament of India Library Building in New Delhi, close to the Sansad Bhavan. It was inaugurated by then Speaker of Lok Sabha on 29 December 1989, in Parliament House Annexe, subsequently it shifted to its present in a Special Hall of the Sansadiya Gyanpeeth, Parliament Library Building, where it was inaugurated on 7 May 2002 by President of India, K. R. Narayanan. The interactive museum was inaugurated by President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Aug 15 2006.
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- Parliament museum new delhi india official website armchair tour low q flv
- Parliament museum
- Timings
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It is an interactive museum which tells us the story of freedom struggle of India.It also has rare collection of gifts from foreign delegates to the Speaker of Lok Sabha.
Parliament museum
Timings
Museum is open from 11.00 AM to 5 PM from Tuesdays to Saturdays. The Museum remains closed on every Sunday and Monday, during the inter-Session period; it is open on Mondays when the Parliament is in session.
History
In 2004, after assuming the Office of Speaker, Lok Sabha, Somnath Chatterjee expressed keen personal interest in setting up a Museum on democratic heritage in India, a museum that he thought would be modern, high-tech and would conform to international standards. Dr. Saroj Ghose, former President of the International Council of Museums, Paris, and retired Director General of National Council of Science Museums in India was invited to submit an appropriate proposal. After the final proposal was accepted, the construction work started under the guidance of Parliament officials and elected leaders. On 14 August 2006, it was inaugurated by Prof A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the then President of India, in presence of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, then Vice-President, Dr. Manmohan Singh Prime Minister, Somnath Chatterjee, Speaker of Lok Sabha and many other distinguished guests. On 5 September 2006, the Museum was opened to general public.