Similarly the Svatantrata Sangram Sangrahalaya in the Red Fort focuses on the history of India’s freedom struggle through photographs, weapons, statues and historical depictions while the Bhai Mati Das Sati Das Museum preserves the rich history of Sikhism and their conflict with the Mughals. It has recently launched a project seeking to digitally map museums in India called Museum Mapping Project. “While it is imperative that Indian museums do need to become interactive educational spaces, a lot of them with fantastic collections also lose out due to lack of visibility. Not limiting itself to just setting up the portal, Sahapedia is organising several activities to popularise museums among the people specially the children and youngsters. “An attempt has been made to include information relevant to children like workshops, touch-and-feel sessions, and other activities.

Source: The Hindu June 14, 2017 10:09 UTC