National Museum, New Delhi Contact No.

All India Number(s): 
  • 011-2301 9272 (For Contact Support)

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Visiting Hours

  • 10am to 6pm, Tuesday-Sunday
  • Monday Closed

Entry Fees

Sr No. Category Fee
1 Adult Ticket ₹20
2 Foreigners Ticket ₹500
3 Students (up to Class 12) Free Entry (with valid School I-Card)

Department Wise Contact Details

Sr. No. Department Designation Contact/Extn No. Email
1 Conservation Laboratory In-Charge Conservation Laboratory 011-23019272,
Ext-240
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2 Display & Non-Collections Curator (Display) 011-23019272,
Ext-213, 218
nm-display-culture [at] gov [dot] in
3 Exhibitions Director (Exhibitions) 011-23019272,
Ext-280
nm-exhibit-culture [at] gov [dot] in
4 Education & Public Programs Museum Education Officer 011-23019272,
Ext-237
nm-edu-culture [at] gov [dot] in
5 Library Library Information Officer (LIO) & Head of Office 011-23017721,
Ext-238, 235
nm-library-culture [at] gov [dot] in
6 Photography Section Photo Officer 011-23019272,
Ext-259, 252
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7 Publication Assistant Curator (In-Charge Publication) 011-23019272,
Ext-297, 293
nm-publi-culture [at] gov [dot] in
8 Public Relations Director (Public Relations) 011-23019272,
Ext-240
nm-pubrel-culture [at] gov [dot] in

How To Reach

  • By Bus: The nearest bus stops are Janpath or Khan Market both within 5-min walk 621, 623, 640, 642, 780, 990 (DTC buses or you can also reach the museum by taking a bus from the nearest ISBT at Kashmiri Gate.
  • By Metro:Then nearest metro station is Udyog Bhawan (Yellow Line),or Rail Corporation (DMRC) just a 5-8 minute walk away.

General visit-Volunteer Guide Programme

Sr No. Day Tour Slots
1 Tuesday-Friday 10:30am, 2:30pm
2 Saturday-Sunday 10:30am, 11:30am, 2:30pm, 3pm

School Visits or Yuva Saathi Programme

  • For Booking you can contact at 011-23019272, ext. 237 or mail at yuvasaathi [dot] nm [at] gmail [dot] com .
  • Schools must pre-book their visit by 7 days in advance of the visiting date.
  • Yuva Saathi offers school students a free 60-minute guided museum tour on pre-booking .
  • Free guided tours for students are available Tuesday to Sunday; tour slots are given below:
    Sr No. Day Time Window Tour Start Timing
    1 Morning 10:30am-1:30pm First tour at 10:30am
    2 Afternoon 1:30pm-4:30pm Last tour at 3:30pm

Officers Contact Details

Sr No. Designation Contact/Extn No. Email
1 Director General/Sr. P.S. to DG 011-23018159, 011-23018046 dg [dot] nmnd [at] gov [dot] in
2 Additional Director General 011-23019776,
Ext-316
adg [dot] nmnd-culture [at] gov [dot] in
3 Head of Office 011-23019272,
Ext-235
ho [dot] nmnd [at] gmail [dot] com
4 Accounts Officer (AO) 011-23019272,
Ext-241
nm-admn-culture [at] gov [dot] in
5 DDO 011-23019272,
Ext-306
admn [dot] nmnd [at] gmail [dot] com
6 Director (Exhibition) 011-23019272,
Ext-240
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7 Assistant Curator 011-23019272,
Ext-280
nm-exhibit-culture [at] gov [dot] in
8 Assistant Curator 011-23019272,
Ext-284
nm-anthro-culture [at] gov [dot] in
9 Dy. Curator 011-23019272,
Ext-306
-
10 Assistant Curator 011-23019272,
Ext-204, 288
nm-arch-culture [at] gov [dot] in
11 Assistant Curator (In-Charge) 011-23019272,
Ext-209
nm-aarmour-culture [at] gov [dot] in
12 In-Charge 011-23019272,
Ext-317
nm-casia-culture [at] gov [dot] in
13 Director (Conservation) 011-23019272,
Ext-272
shilpa [dot] raturi [at] rediffmail [dot] com
14 Assistant Chemist - ujjwalrana25 [at] gmail [dot] com
15 Assistant Chemist - jeiyendira [at] gmail [dot] com
16 Dy. Curator 011-23019272,
Ext-207
nm-decart-culture [at] gov [dot] in
17 Curator (Display) 011-23019272,
Ext-218
nm-display-culture [at] gov [dot] in
18 Layout Artist 011-23019272,
Ext-213
sndpjain00 [at] gmail [dot] com
19 Museum Education Officer 011-23019272,
Ext-237
nm-education-culture [at] gov [dot] in
20 Library Information Officer 011-23019272,
Ext-238, 242
nm-library-culture [at] gov [dot] in
21 Dy. Curator 011-23019272,
Ext-282
nm-mscript-culture [at] gov [dot] in
22 Nodal Officer (Jatan) 011-23019272,
Ext-240
jatannmnd [at] gmail [dot] com
23 Dy. Nodal Officer (Jatan) 011-23019272,
Ext-219, 299
nm-hindisec-culture [at] gov [dot] in
24 Dy. Curator 011-23019272,
Ext-244
nm-numepi-culture [at] gov [dot] in
25 Assistant Director (O.L.) 011-23019272,
Ext-219, 299
nm-hindisec-culture [at] gov [dot] in
26 Dy. Curator 011-2301 9272,
Ext-220
nm-painting-culture [at] gov [dot] in
27 Assistant Curator 011-23019272,
Ext-206
nm-pcwa1-culture [at] gov [dot] in
28 Research Officer (In-Charge) 011-23019272,
Ext-239
nm-prehistory-culture [at] gov [dot] in
29 Director (PR) 011-23019272,
Ext-240
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30 Production Officer (In-Charge) 011-23015048,
Ext-292, 293, 297
nm-publi-culture [at] gov [dot] in
31 In-Charge Security Officer 011-23019272,
Ext-201
nm-security-culture [at] gov [dot] in
32 Dealing Assistant - nmvigilancenewdelhi [at] gmail [dot] com

CPIO/Appellate Authority Contact Details

Sr. No. Department Designation Contact/Extn No.
1 Pre-Columbian and Western Art Assistant Curator PCWA 011-23019272
Ext. 206
2 Manuscripts Assistant Curator Manuscripts 011-23019272
Ext. 282
3 Archaeology Deputy Curator 011- 23019272
Ext. 306
4 Lecture and Education Museum Education Officer 011-23019272
Ext. 237
5 Photo Section Library & Information Officer 011-23019272
Ext. 235
6 Central Asian Antiquity and Publication Assistant Curator 011-23019272
Ext. 332
7 Jewellery, Numismatic & Epigraphy Assistant Curator 011-23019272
Ext. 244
8 Decorative Art, Administration and Security Section Deputy Curator 011-23019272
Ext. 207
9 Anthropology Assistant Curator 011-23019272
Ext. 284
10 Arms and Armour Assistant Curator 011-23019272
Ext. 209

Address

National Museum Janpath Rd,
Rajpath Area, Central Secretariat,
New Delhi, Delhi 110011
Contact No.: 011-23019272, Ext: 243

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