National Museum
Timing: April to September 9-30 to 19-00 Oct-March 10-00 to 17-00. Monday Closed.

National museum is one of the treasure houses of the glorious past, which is Located on Janpath. The museum has a large collection of excavated items many of which date back to 2nd and 3rd century B.C. The museum has separate section for the Harrapa (Indus valley civilisation) collection.
In fact the museum takes one through a fascinating journey of what ancient India was all about, pottery, rare coins, and numerous such things including art and architecture, costumes are for all to see. It's something every tourist should find time to visit even if the schedule is tight.
Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation stone in 1955 and the museum was opened to visitors in 1965. Collections from Mohan-jodaro, Harappa, Lothal, Kalibangan and antiques of prehistorically periods are on display. The history dated back to 5000 years is vividly displayed in the museum.
The collections of Indus civilization, Brahminical, Jain and Buddhist sculptural antiques are all there. The colour paintings of Mughal, Rajput, and Deccan are praiseworthy. Besides, there are the holy Git-Gobinda, the holy Mahabharata, the holy Bhagabat Gita in golden alphabet, Octogonal mini Quran, Babamama in Babar's handwriting, Jahangir's diary, musical instruments of more than 300 types, varieties of tribal dresses enriched the museum.


National Gallery of Modern Art
Timing: April to September 9-30 to 19-00 Oct-March 10-00 to 17-00. Monday Closed.

National Gallery of Modern Art is Located in the Jaipur House near India Gate. The building was the palace of the Maharaja of Jaipur. It has around 4,000 paintings of modern artists and also included are graphics and sculptures. The gallery arranges special exhibitions for those who wish to exhibit their works. Rabindranath, Abanindranath, Nanadalal Bose, Jamini Roy, Amrita Shergil and other's creative works are on display. This gallery has a huge collection of art and literature and journal on art and culture and painting of old and modern schooling.


Nehru Museum & Planetorium
Timing: Open from 10-00 to 16-30, Monday closed.

To the south of Rashtrapati Bhawan Tinmurti Road the house that was built as per plan and design of Robert Tor Russel in 1948 as the residence of the British Commander-in-chief, has been converted as the residence of the Prime Minister of India in 1954. Since then the residence of Jawaharlal Nehru was at Tinmurti.
After his death in 1964, it was converted to Nehru Museum. In his private life, and as a Prime Minister, the prizes he got are on display. The photographs of Nehru are also of an added attraction. The rose garden at Tinmurti is beautiful. At Jawaharjyoti Garden, the historical speech on 14-15 August 1947 has been inscribed in stone there. A library is also opened. Nehru Planetarium is within the compound of Teen Murti. This planetarium gives an overview of the Indian Space program. There are daily film shows, which are screened in a specially designed auditorium. These films are meant to give information about the Universe or any other topic related to that. The Capsule in which Rakesh Sharma went into space is also kept here.


Natural History Museum
Timing: Open daily at 10-00 to 17-00, View the film show from 11-30 to 15-30.

At Barkhamba animals, huge dinosaur and huge birds of pre historic ages in FICCI building. The Discovery Room also appreciable.