In December, India’s Ministry of Culture entered into a partnership with the French government to construct the Yuga Yugeen Bharat National Museum in New Delhi, which is expected to be the largest museum globally. This initiative is part of the Central Vista Redevelopment Project aimed at transforming the capital's administrative area. However, significant details remain a mystery, including budget projections and the fate of the current National Museum. With key stakeholders not disclosing information, the project’s transparency has been questioned, despite its ambitious cultural aims.
But while India's grandest state museum project of the 21st century forges ahead, crucial details remain unknown to both the public, as well as some of India's leading museum figures.
The Modi government argues that, apart from logistical reasons, the Central Vista redevelopment is a move to rid India of its colonial legacy.
Designated floorspace of "approximately 155,000 sq. metres", the YYBNM will be housed in the Central Secretariat buildings, emblematic of British colonial rule.
Spokespeople for both the National Museum and the ministry of culture did not respond to questions from The Art Newspaper regarding the YYBNM project.
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