India’s first sunken museum at the site of Humayun’s Tomb complex in Delhi was inaugurated by Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
- The museum displays over 500 never-before-seen artefacts, including Mughal miniatures, manuscripts, significant architectural elements, coins, contemporary art, astrolabes, celestial spheres, stone inscriptions, glassware, and textiles
- The museum, whose layout is inspired by the medieval ‘baolis’, or traditional water tanks, showcases the legacy of Mughal emperor Humayun including lesser-known facets of his life, and the heritage of the Nizamuddin area over the last seven centuries.
- The museum, developed by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture in partnership with the ASI, is the culmination of 25 years of conservation efforts in the 300-acre site that encompasses Humayun’s Tomb, Sunder Nursery and the Nizamuddin Basti.
- Humayun’s Tomb complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
