India’s first sunken museum at Humayun’s Tomb has been inaugurated

India’s first sunken museum at Humayun’s Tomb has been inaugurated.
‘Where the Emperor Rests’ is the first principal gallery of the museum.
It highlights the architectural splendour of Humayun’s mausoleum.
The museum will open for visitors from 30 July.
Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurated the museum.
The layout of museum is inspired by mrdieval ‘baolis’, or traditional water tanks.
It showcases the legacy of Mughal emperor Humayun. It also showcases ‘farmans’, an astrolabe, a celestial sphere of the 1840s era and a warrior’s helmet from 16th or 17th century.
Work on the construction of the country’s first sunken museum at the 16th-century tomb began in April 2015.
Biga Begum (also known as Hajji Begum), Humayun’s widow, constructed his tomb between 1569 and 1570.
As part of the urban renewal initiative, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) constructed the museum on behalf of the ASI.