The building now houses a display of rare Buddhist artworks from the repository of the National Museum. The National Museum Institute on the first floor of the museum building, which studied the new finds, will now comprise the Kashi Gallery. However, the process of cataloguing, 3D scanning, and inventorising of the museum’s collection is underway, they said. The present National Museum on Janpath was established in 1949, and houses more than 2 lakh works of art — paintings, textiles, coins, artefacts and sculptures. In order to maintain continuity of the museum’s identity, the new space will also likely be called National Museum, officials said.

Source: Indian Express May 30, 2021 22:41 UTC