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Refurbished Gandhi Museum Reopens With Digital Displays in Madurai
The Gandhi Museum in Madurai has been repaired and improved.
Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay opened the renovated museum on Monday.
The work cost Rs 10.25 crore.
The museum now uses digital displays and light-and-sound systems to explain its exhibits.
It contains objects connected to Mahatma Gandhi, including his spectacles, sandals and spinning wheel.
It also displays the blood-stained cloth he wore when he was assassinated in 1948.
The building was once part of a palace linked to Rani Mangammal.
Visitors can now use a lift, restrooms, railings and improved pathways.
Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay inaugurated the refurbished Gandhi museum in Madurai on Monday.
The renovation cost Rs 10.25 crore and added digital light-and-sound facilities.
The historic complex includes a former palace associated with Rani Mangammal and the Madurai Nayak kingdom.
The museum displays Gandhi’s blood-stained assassination cloth, spectacles, sandals, spinning wheel and letters.
Accessibility improvements include a lift, restrooms, pathway railings and restoration of Kumarappa Kudil.
- Who
- Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay inaugurated the refurbished Gandhi museum.
- What
- The historic museum was renovated, modernized and reopened with digital displays and improved visitor facilities.
- Where
- The museum is in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
- When
- The inauguration took place on Monday; the museum was originally opened in April 1959.
- Why
- The renovation was undertaken to conserve the historic complex, explain its artifacts through modern systems and improve visitor access.
Key facts
- Renovation cost
- Rs 10.25 crore
- Location
- Madurai
- Original museum opening
- April 1959
- Historical handover
- The complex was handed to the All India Gandhi Smarak Nidhi in 1955.
- Notable exhibit
- The blood-stained cloth worn by Gandhi when he was assassinated in 1948
- New facilities
- Digital displays, light-and-sound systems, a lift, restrooms and pathway railings
- Restored structure
- Kumarappa Kudil was restored with a zinc roof and other improvements
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