Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi set to open on Aug 1
Hindustan TimesOver 700 artefacts, and five large galleries visually narrating the life and journey of Mughal emperor Humayun, the sunken museum at Humayun’s Tomb, spread across a sprawling 100,000 square feet, is all set to open for the public from August 1, after its formal inauguration by culture minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on July 29. The museum is a facility of the Archaeological Survey of India but has been designed and built by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture — at the culmination of 25 years of conservation effort at the 300-acre Humayun’s Tomb, Sunder Nursery and Nizamuddin Basti area of Delhi, as part of which over 60 monuments have been conserved. Nanda added that while there will be three different entry tickets costing ₹50 each for the Sunder Nursery, Humayun’s Tomb and the new museum, one can also get a combined ticket for all three sites priced at ₹110. Repaired stone lattice screens from the 14th century onwards, including one from Humayun’s mausoleum show the evolution of the jalli design and the six-edged star at Delhi monuments.
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