Museum Details
Name:	National Museum of India
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City:	New Delhi
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Website:	http://www.nationalmuseumindia.gov.in/
Staff Contacts:	Director(Collection & Administration) - Sh. U. Das 23018415, 23019272 Ext. 237 Director(Conservation) - Sh. S.P. Singh 23016098, 23019272 Ext. 273
Quality of Online Info:	PRE-COLUMBIAN AND WESTERN ART - Pre-Columbian and Western Art collections were gifted mostly by Mrs. and Mr. Nasli Heeramaneck of U.S.A. These art objects covered mostly the pre-1492 A.D. period when Christopher Columbus unknowingly reached this part of the world in search of the new sea route to India and South-East Asia. In this gallery most of the objects belong to Mexico, Peru, Maya, Inca, North-West coast of America, Panama, Costa Rica and El Salvador. Apart from these some objects of Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Egypt and some objects of Germany and France are also displayed in the gallery.
Size:	About 252 exhibits are on display.
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