Explore The National Museum In 5 Ways

Visit Programmes

Given below are the many ways you can experience the National Museum.

Volunteer Guide Programme

This free volunteer guide programme, also known as ‘Path Pradarshak’, lasts 90 minutes for each group of 20 visitors and covers the highlights of the museum. The trained volunteers introduce around 30 objects on display and the galleries. Timings:

• Tuesday to Friday: 10:30 am, 2:30 pm

• Saturday, Sunday: 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 2:30 pm, 3:00 pm

School Visits: Yuva Saathi Programme

This is a free programme of one hour for school students and pre-booking at least three days in advance is mandatory for all schools. Once booked, the visit time slot is provided by the coordinator. The maximum number of students allowed per slot is 120. Teachers and escorts need to pay an entry fee of Rs 20 per person.

Museum in 90 Minutes

This is meant to showcase 25 notable masterpieces from the museum's collection. In this tour, one can explore the museum in great depth and get to see the “must visit” places of the museum.

The National Museum also organises workshops and exhibitions every month that can be booked online via its website.

Certificate Courses, Internships

For a still deeper understanding of the museum’s collection as well as the processes that go into preserving it, the National Museum offers certificate courses and internship opportunities.

Certificate Course

Pawan Jain, an art historian, author, professor, textile designer and entrepreneur offers a certificate course which introduces Jainism, its literary texts and iconography, sculptures, miniature manuscript paintings, vastra patas, tantric patas, architecture and the development of Jain art, says the museum website.

Duration: 5 days

Timings: 4 pm to 5 pm

Eligibility: Minimum 20 years of age

Total number of seats: 35

Certificate: Yes, upon completion of the course

Course Fees

Internship Programmes

As a part of its outreach activities, every year, the National Museum offers summer and winter internships to undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in gaining practical skills in running a museum and preserving its collection. The shortlisted applicants are placed in one of the 10 departments of the museum and work in research, gallery development, digitisation, catalogue preparation, coordination, re-organisation of collection, display techniques, label writing, documentation and more. During the course of the internships, interns get the opportunity to interact with experts and eminent people from the art and culture background who share their knowledge and expertise. Details of the internships are given below.

Summer Internship

Offered in the months: May, June and July

Duration: 6 weeks, 9 weeks or 12 weeks

Stipend: None

Eligibility: Students enrolled in any institution at the undergraduate or postgraduate level

Last date to apply: March 10 every year

Winter Internship

Offered in the months: December, January and February

Duration: 6 weeks, 9 weeks or 12 weeks

Stipend: None

Eligibility: Students enrolled in any institution at the undergraduate or postgraduate level

Last date to apply: November 30 every year