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'@@ -1,84 +1,3 @@ -{{Infobox museum -| name = National Museum of Natural History -| native_name = -| native_name_lang = -| logo [[File:NMNH New Delhi logo.gif|130px]] -| logo_upright = -| logo_alt = -| logo_caption = -| image = Delhi National Museum of Natural History.jpg -| image_upright = Museum exterior, 2011 -| alt = -| caption = -| map_type = -| map_relief = -| map_size beyin = -| map_caption = -| coordinates = -| former_name = -| established = {{Start date|1972|df=y}} -| dissolved = {{End date|2016|04|26|df=y}} -| location = [[Barakhamba Road]], Tansen Marg, [[New Delhi]], India -| type = [[Natural history museum|Natural history]] -| accreditation = -| key_holdings = -| collections = -| collection_size = -| visitors = -| founder = -| director = -| president = -| chairperson = -| curator = -| historian = -| owner = [[Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)|Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change]] -| publictransit = [[Mandi House metro station|Mandi House]], [[Delhi Metro]] -| network = -| website = {{URL|nmnh.nic.in}} -}} - -'''National Museum of Natural History''' in [[Delhi]] was a museum focusing on nature, located in [[New Delhi]], India. Established in 1972 and opened in 1978, the museum functioned under the [[Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)|Ministry of Environment and Forests]] of the [[government of India]].<ref name=about>{{cite web|title=About us|url=http://nmnh.nic.in/aboutus.htm|publisher=NMNH official site|accessdate=15 September 2015}}</ref> The museum was situated on [[Barakhamba Road]] at Tansen Marg in central [[New Delhi]],<ref name=zee/> across from the Embassy of Nepal, near the [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]] metro station.<ref name=info/> On 26 April 2016, the museum building and its entire collection were destroyed by a fire.<ref name="fire_guts">{{cite web|author=Vidhi Doshi|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/26/massive-fire-guts-delhis-natural-history-museum |title=Fire guts Delhi's natural history museum |publisher=The Guardian |date=2016-04-26 |accessdate=2016-04-26}}</ref> - -== Mission == -The NMNH's mission is to promote environmental education, both at NMNH in the capital and at Regional Museums of Natural History in other parts of the country; to provide resources such as school loan kits for schools to use in environmental education; to coordinate natural history projects with other agencies and organisations, both nationally and internationally; and to conduct natural history research.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vision & Misssion|url=http://www.nmnh.nic.in/vision.htm|publisher=NMNH official site|accessdate=15 September 2015}}</ref> The NMNH's director, B Venugopal, also emphasised "[[Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity|intangible natural heritage]]" (a concept invented by [[UNESCO]]) at the museum.<ref name=hindu/> - -== History == -The NMNH was created in 1972 as part of the celebration of the 25th year of [[Indian independence movement|India's independence]]. Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India, said that India needed such a museum "to promote environmental awareness".<ref name=about/><ref name=zee/> After several years of development of its building and exhibits, the NMNH opened in 1978, on [[World Environment Day]] (5 June).<ref name=zee/> - -Following a negative government report in 2012 regarding the building's poor state of maintenance,<ref name="fire_guts"/> plans were made to relocate the museum to a [[Indian rupee|₹]]&nbsp;250 [[crore]] ([[Indian rupee|₹]]&nbsp;2,5&nbsp;million) green-certified building at [[Bhairon Marg]],<ref name=zee>{{cite web|title=New, futuristic natural history museum to come up in Delhi|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/delhi/new-futuristic-natural-history-museum-to-come-up-in-delhi_1632613.html|website=ZeeNews.India.com|accessdate=15 September 2015|agency=Indo‑Asian News Service|date=19 July 2015}}</ref> where "The [[National Zoological Park Delhi|zoological park]] is close by, [and] so are the [[National Crafts Museum]], [[Purana Qila]] and [[National Science Centre, Delhi|National Science Centre]]."<ref name=times/> Regional Museums of Natural History are located in Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Gangtok, Mysuru, and Sawai Madhopur.<ref name=hindu>{{cite web|last1=Priyadershini|first1=S.|title=Fragile legacy|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/fragile-legacy/article2353951.ece|website=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=15 September 2015|date=6 October 2012}}</ref> - -===April 2016 fire=== -In the early morning of 26 April 2016, a fire broke out in the museum and destroyed the entire collection.<ref name="fire_guts"/> -A 160 million-year-old fossil of a [[sauropod]], and stuffed animals by renowned Mysuru-based taxidermists [[Van Ingen & Van Ingen]], were part of the museum collection.<ref name="TOI">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Massive-fire-destroys-Delhis-National-Museum-of-Natural-History/articleshow/51988052.cms|title=Massive fire destroys Delhi's National Museum of Natural History |publisher=Times of India |accessdate=2016-04-27}}</ref> The fire, which began around 01:30 on the sixth floor of the [[Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry]] (FICCI) building, where the museum had been housed, eventually reached the second floor and consumed all of the museum's exhibits before fire services were able to bring the flames under control. Reports indicate that the devastating effect of the blaze was due to the building's sprinkler system being out of order.<ref name="fire_guts"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/massive-fire-at-delhis-ficci-auditorium-37-fire-engines-at-the-spot-1399388|title=Delhi's National Museum of Natural History Destroyed In Massive Fire|author=Sonal Mehrotra|date=26 April 2016|work=NDTV.com}}</ref> -Around 200 firefighters and 35 fire engines were called; they took more than three and a half hours to extinguish the fire. Six people, who became trapped in the building, were later sent to a hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.<ref name="IE">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/delhi-major-fire-breaks-out-in-ficci-building-in-mandi-house-2770475/#sthash.TUWqxxTz.dpuf|title=Major fire breaks out in FICCI building |publisher= Indian Express |accessdate=2016-04-27}}</ref> - -The cause of the fire is still unknown, though the fire's spread was fuelled by museum specimens and the woodwork holding them.<ref name = "IE"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/delhi-major-fire-breaks-out-in-ficci-building-in-mandi-house-2770475/#sthash.TUWqxxTz.dpuf|title=Fire destroys Delhi’s National Museum of Natural History|date=26 April 2016|work=The Indian Express}}</ref> - -==Exhibits == -[[File:Peacock-naional M.jpg|thumb|right|upright|A [[taxidermy|taxidermied]] peacock on display, representing animals of India]] -Exhibits at the NMNH were focused on India's plants, animals and mineral wealth, and were divided into four main exhibit galleries: "Cell: The Basic Unit of Life", "Conservation", "Introduction to Natural History", and "Nature's Network: Ecology". The museum had an extensive collection of films on wildlife, ecology, conservation and the environment in general, as well as rare biological specimens, including [[herpetology|herpetological]] specimens, dinosaur fossils and mounted animals. There were also galleries on the origin and evolution of life, conservation of nature, the food chain and exhibits of flora and fauna.<ref name="IT">{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/massive-fire-erupts-at-national-museum-of-natural-history-in-new-delhi/1/651547.html|title=Massive fire erupts at National Museum of Natural History in New Delhi |publisher=India Today |accessdate=2016-04-27}}</ref> - -The museum also featured a Discovery Room and Activity Room, specifically designed for children, where designated specimens could be handled by visitors. Guided tours, and specially-designed resources for disabled visitors, were also available.<ref name=info>{{cite web|title=National Museum of Natural History|url=http://www.delhiinformation.in/tourism/museums/nationalmuseumofnaturalhistory.html|website=DelhiInformation.in|accessdate=15 September 2015}}</ref> Specific exhibits included a [[sauropod]] fossil, "a collection of bird eggs including those of the [[ostrich]] and the [[Indian vulture|long-billed vulture]]," and "stuffed animals including various [[big cats]]". -<ref name=times>{{cite web|title=Makeover for natural history museum|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Makeover-for-natural-history-museum/articleshow/48337714.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=15 September 2015|date=4 August 2015}}</ref> - -Plans for future exhibitions, as of 2015, had included "climate change, global warming, combating [[desertification]], tsunami, [and] depletion of [the] [[ozone layer]]" as well as "more digital displays [... a]nd an [[IMAX]] theatre."<ref name=times/> The museum was also acquiring dinosaur egg fossils from [[Narmada Valley]], [[Gujarat]].<ref name=whale>{{cite web|title=Museum after blue whale bones|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Museum-after-blue-whale-bones/articleshow/48337718.cms|work=The Times of India|accessdate=15 September 2015|date=4 August 2015}}</ref> - -==See also== -* [[List of destroyed heritage]] -* [[Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural History|Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural History, Sawai Madhopur]] -* [[Regional Museum of Natural History Mysore|Regional Museum of Natural History, Mysuru]] -* [[Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhubaneswar]] - -==References== -{{Reflist|30em}} - -==External links== -{{commonscat|National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi}} -* [http://nmnh.nic.in National Museum of Natural History official website] - -{{coord missing|Delhi}} -{{Museums in Delhi}} -{{Disasters in India in 2016}} - +==NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!NOBODY CARES ABOUT HISTORY LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL !!!!!!!!!!!== [[Category:Museums established in 1972]] [[Category:Museums disestablished in 2016]] '