Museum Address
3rd Floor, Rajiv Gandhi Handicrafts Bhavan, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Connaught Place - 110001
City
State
Delhi
Pin Code
110001
Email
delhi@gargoti.com
Museum website
http://gargoti.com/delhi/
Are there any docents or guides who visitors can directly call to book for a guided tour?
Yes
First Name
Amarnath
Last Name
Panday
Mobile Number
When was the museum established?
2009
Main category
Briefly describe the history of the museum, its collection and donors.
Established in 2009 in the heart of New Delhi, National Handicraft and Design Gallery is a collaboration between Gargoti Museums and the Handicraft & Textile Ministry of The Government of India. The motive of this gallery is to showcase objects like natural Indian zeolite minerals and crystals, natural gem stones, natural precious/semi-precious stones and metals, fossils, and so on. The highlights of the collection are a dinosour's egg, a Shiva-ling made of crystal (only one in the world), Mars rocks and Moon rocks.
Photography
No
Videography
No
Cafeteria
No
Museum shop
Yes
Wheelchair friendly
Yes
Restroom
No
Drinking water
No
Locker room
No
Parking
Yes
Information in Braille
No
Workshops/seminars/lectures
No
Garden/picnic area
No
Audio/visual guides
No
Guided tours
Yes
Library and archives services
No
IT facilities ( Photocopying, printing, computer )
No
Who manages the museum?
Others
Others:
Gargoti Mineral Museum, Narsik
What is the average duration to see the museum?
1-2 hours
Map your museum’s correct location on the map given below.
28.6301913, 77.2131167
Is the museum currently closed?
No
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Gallery Images
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Dinosaur Egg (Gujrat)
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Stilbite with Calcite (Jalgaon)
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Ampophyllite with Stilbite
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Banarasi Style Boota for Textile Printing
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Hand Carved Sandlewood India Gate and Amar Jawan Jyothi
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Rose Quartz Hand carved Buddha
Entry Fee
Applicable
Entry fee information
Indians: ₹100
Foreigners: ₹300
Below 12 years: Free
Foreigners: ₹300
Below 12 years: Free
Getting there
Nearest Metro Station: Shivaji Stadium, Landmark: Pracheen Hanuman Mandir
Opening Days
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Opening Time
10:00 a.m.
Closing Time
07:00 p.m.
Other Information
11:00 am - 6:30 pm(Sunday)