Partition Museum
Museums & Art

Partition Museum

2 hr typical visit ₹30 entry 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Closed Mon

The world's first museum dedicated to the 1947 Partition, built around oral histories, personal objects and newspaper archives in the old town hall.

Don't miss
  • Oral history recordings
  • Refugee possessions
  • Gallery of Hope
  • Timeline of 1947
Time needed
2 hr
Entry
₹30
Foreign visitors
₹250
Best time
Afternoon
Photography
Restricted
Works well for
Family Corporate Solo Seniors
Tips from our editors

Allow two hours and start with the oral history booths. Difficult, essential and the best-curated modern museum in north India.

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