IARI Museum Delhi

When was the Vitual Tour Museum of Indian Agricultural Research Institute , Delhi established ? What is the opening hours of Vitual Tour Museum , IARI , Delhi ? Also provide the list of days on which Vitual Tour Museum remains open .

I want to get the details of Museum at Indian Council of Agricultural Research ICAR, IARI, Delhi so will you please provide me?

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The National Agricultural Science Museum (NASM), situated in the National Agricultural Science Centre campus of ICAR in New Delhi, is the first of its kind in the country.

The museum portrays the development of agriculture in India since prehistoric time and the present state-of-the-art technology in agriculture in our country, with a futuristic projection.

It is Spread over a two storey specially designed building of floor area of 23,000 sq ft.

Interesting information on agriculture ,especially for school children is provided n the museum.

It also provides complete knowledge on the subjects through easy and interactive audio-visual medium.

There are 150 exhibits categorised under 10 major sections such as :-
Six pillars of agriculture
Agriculture in Pre-historic period .Indus-Valley civilization
Vedic and Post Vedic Period
The Mughal Period
British Period
Agricultural Science in Independent India
Universal Issues relationg to agriculture
Golden future of Indian agriculture

Children's section

There is an exclusive section decidated to children where interesting information is available on sources of food, potosynthesis, ecology system, balanced diet, Green house effect etc through interactive games and animations.

In this block the subjects have been displayed through computer and posters: colour of flowers,energy from food,riddles on fruits,balanced diet of a person etc have been explained to the children with the use of computer.

Games have been composed for children to explain the plants and fruits for children to enjoy and play.

Contact-

National Agricultural Science Museum
NASC Complex, Dev Prakash Shastri Marg,, Pusa Campus, New Delhi Opp. Dasghara - 110012 Pusa Nearest Metro Station: Patel Nagar Nagar Metro Station (Yellow Line)