ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUMS AND HERITAGE DEPARTMENT

A recent geospatial analysis using satellite images and ground surveys has uncovered evidence of significant architectural features buried in the Mahabodhi temple complex and its surroundings in Bodh Gaya, Bihar. This study was conducted by the Biha...

Uttar Pradesh's Cabinet approved Tata Sons' Rs 650 crore proposal to build an Ayodhya 'museum of temples,' funded through Tata's CSR. Additionally, Rs 100 crore was allocated for Ayodhya's development, and helicopter services will start in Lucknow, ...

The cabinet approved Tata Sons' museum project in Ayodhya and other developments, including helicopter services in key areas. Ministers discussed heritage building transformations and tourism fellowship programs during the press meet, emphasizing cu...

Venice's new visitor toll aims to control 'over-tourism', causing discontent among residents. The city's Disneyland comparison and residents feeling like museum pieces post-ticket purchase lead to calls to eliminate entry fees at heritage sites like...

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has delisted 18 untraceable monuments—from a minar in Gurgaon to a copper temple in Arunachal. How can archaeological treasures be protected amid chaotic urban development and inadequate allocation of funds?

The Maharashtra government's Archaeology department has discovered two temple bases during excavations at the Sakaleshwar temple near Ambajogai in Beed district. The temple, built in 1228 AD by the Yadava dynasty, was found with bricks and sculpture...

Haryana Vidhan Sabha speaker Gian Chand Gupta and urban local bodies minister Kamal Gupta inaugurated a ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey at the Agroha archaeological site in Hisar. This initiative is part of a collaboration between the Archaeol...

The British Museum curator stole nearly 2,000 items, but 356 have been recovered and displayed. The museum holds vast collections from around the world, including India. Efforts to protect cultural property and achieve restitution face challenges bu...

​The Allied armies' Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives section included 27 women and about 320 men during and just after WWII. The Army recently revived the concept, with the first new class of monuments officers graduating in 2022.

An intricate network of lenses and mirrors designed by scientists from CSIR and Central Building Research Institute will be used in the Ram temple in Ayodhya to channel sunlight on Ram Lalla's forehead. Ayodhya is being developed into a solar city, ...

The diversity within one creative industry, such as textile design, hints to the rich and varied traditions that India has. This diversity is reflected, for example, in zari design in Benarasi saris to Sambalpuri ikat of Odisha to kalamkari designs ...

​The opening of the Archaeological Park of the Celio and the new Museum of the Forma Urbis is part of a bigger project to develop the hilly area around the Roman Forum, Palatine Hill and Colosseum that is home to ruins of ancient temples and gymnasi...

A new museum, the Museum of the Forma Urbis, is opening in Rome, displaying a marble map of ancient Rome that hasn't been seen by the public for almost 100 years.

​Located in the heart of Azerbaijan's capital Baku, the museum was originally set up in 1967 in the Juma Mosque in the Old City district of Baku.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Culture has submitted a report on the functioning of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), emphasizing the need for improved documentation of the nation's cultural heritage. While A...

​While Ram is everywhere upheld as an ideal king with human and divine qualities, Ravan's polyvalent personality harbours a range of polarities. He is a being of near-infallible strength, multifaceted intellect, talent, and grandeur. Capable of extr...

The recent flooding in Libya's Derna not only caused damage to the ancient Greek city of Cyrene, but also revealed new archaeological remains. The storm caused an unprecedented amount of rain in the region, leading to mud and rubble piling up in Cyr...

The statue of the Buddha head with half-closed lips and open eyes is approximately 1,200 years old and belongs to the transition period of Gupta-Pal dynasty.

The project, expected to last four years, will be led by the British architect Sir David Chipperfield.