Former name | National Museum of Mankind |
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Established | 21 March 1977 |
Location | Shymala Hills, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462013 |
Coordinates | 23°13′56″N 77°22′39″E / 23.232279°N 77.37761°E |
Type | Anthropological museum |
Director | Dr Bhuvan Vikram |
Website | www.igrms.gov.in |
Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya also referred to as the National Museum of Humankind, or Museum of Man and Culture is a museum located in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. The museum spreads over an area of about 200 acres on the Shymala Hills in the city. This museum depicts the story of mankind in time and space. It is the largest ethnographic museum in India.[1]
Located on Bhopal's upper lake, 'Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya' can be accessed either from Lake View Road or from another road near Demonstration School. IGRMS has a few permanent exhibitions, broadly categorised as open exhibitions, indoor galleries (Veethi-Sankul and Bhopal Gallery), and periodical/temporary exhibitions. It also has other presentations categorised under online exhibitions, travelling exhibitions, special exhibitions, and ongoing exhibitions.
The museum has built the following open-air exhibitions: Tribal Habitat, Coastal Village, Desert Village, Himalayan Village, Rock Art Heritage, Mythological Trail, River Valley Culture, Aiyyanar Shrine Complex, and Traditional Technology Park.
The museum also has a regional centre for the South India region, located at Mysore in Karnataka.[2][3][4]