Heritage Transport Museum Of India: India’s Largest Private Museum
The Heritage Transport Museum of India was made with the passion of Tarun Thukral, a collector in search of rare objects. This led them to collect things related to Indian Transport. Soon, the Heritage Transport Museum came to life.
Here is all that you need to know about the Heritage Transport Museum of India.
1. Under the 1882 Indian Trust Act, Heritage Transport Museum of India, a private museum was established to keep the documents and further exhibit, spread and educate the information around Indian Transportation.
2. After around 20 years of research and collection, finally the Heritage Transport Museum of India for the public. It became India’s First Comprehensive Transport Museum owned privately.
3. You’ll get all that you need to know about the History of Transportation in India in this Museum. Find her the exhibits portraying the evolution, development and spread of transportation in India in modern times.
4. The earliest exhibit is from the Indus Valley Civilization. It is a toy in the shape of a wheel, depicting that the knowledge of transportation was with India at that time as well.
5. Built-in Taoru Region of Gurgaon, the Museum is built on a 3-acre plot, covering the area of more than 90,000 square feet, four-floors. The building is air-conditioned, consisting of galleries, library, reference centre, conference rooms, an auditorium, museum shop and also a restaurant.
6. The centre is divided into several galleries, including the following:
- Automobile Gallery
- Maritime Gallery
- Contemporary Art Gallery
- Tribal Art
- Historical Collections
- Pre-mechanised Transportation
- Heavy Mechanised Transportation
- Railways
- Aviation
- Two-Wheelers
- Rural Transportation
- Collectible India Toys on Transport
7. As per Thukral & his team, the vision of the Museum is to turn this place into a resourceful centre of development & education around Transportation of India.
8. Their mission is to promote the rich Heritage of Human Transportation & Tourism in India, both domestically and internationally. A curriculum is also developed to educate around the same to partnered centres of education & research.
9. Although the valuable heritage exhibits keep on expanding routinely, the museum possesses more than 120 vehicles in approximation.
Today, the Heritage Transport Museum is one of the largest privately held museums in India, becoming intriguing for tourists. The place is filled with warmth and space to learn, have fun and at the same time experience & experiment with the rich heritage of Transport, Tourism and Communication in India.
Blog Edited By Ritika Gupta
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