A museum themed on the Partition, telling the story of the 1947 tragedy and representing the pain and trauma suffered by people on both sides of the border, is all set to open at the Mughal-era Dara Shikoh Library building on May 18. This will be the second such museum after the Partition Museum of Amritsar located in the historic Town Hall. The opening will coincide with International Museum Day.
The Art, Culture and Languages Department of the Delhi government shared tweets with descriptive posts about the upcoming museum. “As we approach the launch of the Partition Museum on May 18th, 2023, we are excited to share fascinating details about how this historic event shaped Delhi. Only 3 days to go!,” it tweeted.
The library building is located in Delhi’s Kashmere Gate area. The museum will tell the story of the 1947 tragedy through interactive media. On February 17, the then Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia visited the museum site and inspected the progress of the project.
The Deputy Chief Minister’s office had earlier said in a statement that the building of the historic library, built in 1637, was being converted into a 1947 Partition Museum by the Delhi government under the leadership of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
“The second such museum in India, it will have seven galleries to explain the events leading up to the Partition, and Independence, migration, refugees, rebuilding homes, art, relationships and will also have a gallery of hope and courage,” it said.