Archive · 8 Sep 2026
India Plans Yuge Yugeen Bharat National Museum by 2028
India is planning a very large museum in two historic government buildings in New Delhi.
The museum will be called the Yuge Yugeen Bharat National Museum.
Workers have started restoring the North Block and South Block.
They want to keep the buildings’ original designs while making changes needed for a museum.
The museum will explain India’s story over more than 5,000 years.
It will have eight sections and about 950 rooms.
Experts and companies from India and other countries are being invited to help build it.
The first phase is expected to be completed and opened in 2028.
Restoration of New Delhi’s North and South Blocks has begun, preserving their original design.
The buildings will be converted into the Yuge Yugeen Bharat National Museum through a consortium selected by global tender.
Culture Secretary Vivek Aggarwal said the project aims to create the world’s best institution of its kind.
The museum will present India’s history across eight thematic segments spanning more than 5,000 years.
The planned museum will cover nearly 1.5 lakh square metres, with 950 rooms across a basement and three storeys.
- Who
- India’s Ministry of Culture, led in the report by Culture Secretary Vivek Aggarwal and Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, along with selected experts and project partners.
- What
- The government is developing the Yuge Yugeen Bharat National Museum by adapting New Delhi’s North Block and South Block.
- When
- Restoration has begun; the first phase is targeted for completion and inauguration in 2028, following a target set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- Where
- The museum will be housed in the North Block and South Block in New Delhi.
- Why
- The project aims to create a leading cultural institution that presents India’s history across more than 5,000 years.
- Project name
- Yuge Yugeen Bharat National Museum
- Planned location
- North Block and South Block, New Delhi
- Completion target
- First phase targeted for 2028
- Thematic sections
- Eight
- Historical scope
- More than 5,000 years of India’s story
- Planned area
- Nearly 1.5 lakh square metres
- Planned rooms
- 950 rooms across a basement and three storeys