The Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum, touted as the world’s largest museum, is set to open its first gallery by the end of 2026 in New Delhi. Located on Raisina Hill within the iconic North Block of the Central Vista precinct, this museum will showcase India’s rich cultural heritage, spanning 5,000 years of civilization.
The museum’s design, led by Arcop Associates, balances heritage integrity with modern museological needs, incorporating climate-controlled galleries, conservation labs, and visitor-oriented circulation. The interiors feature open courtyards, flexible exhibition halls, and plans for an underground cultural corridor linking both blocks.
“The Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum is a testament to India’s rich cultural heritage and its contribution to the world,” says a museum official.
The museum will comprise around 30 thematic galleries, showcasing 80,000 to 100,000 artifacts from the National Museum, state museums, and the Archaeological Survey of India. The first gallery, ‘Time and Timelessness’, will feature around 100 landmark artifacts exploring India’s civilizational relationship with time.
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