National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi
Museum exterior, 2011 | |
| Established | 1972 |
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| Dissolved | 26 April 2016 (destroyed by fire) |
| Location | Barakhamba Road, Tansen Marg, New Delhi, India |
| Coordinates | 28°37′36″N 77°13′54″E / 28.626800°N 77.231560°E |
| Type | Natural history |
| Owner | Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change |
| Public transit access | Mandi House, Delhi Metro |
| Website | nmnh |
The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) was a museum focusing on nature, located in New Delhi, India. Established in 1972 and opened in 1978, the museum functioned under the Ministry of Environment and Forests of the Government of India. The museum was situated on Barakhamba Road at Tansen Marg in central New Delhi, across from the Embassy of Nepal, near the Connaught Place metro station. On 26 April 2016, the museum building and much of its collection were destroyed by a fire.
Since the fire, the institution has been conducting events in the community while continuing to exhibit at its regional branches in Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Mysore and Sawai Madhopur. A new building is planned in New Delhi and, as of 2022, the government had allocated a site of 6.5 acres for it.