Badshah Ki Khwabgah: A Walk Into the 16th-Century Delhi Where The Emperor Rests in India’s First ‘Sunken’ Museum

Across the road from Sabz Burj is another iconic Mughal monument, Humanyun’s Tomb. It has recently seen the addition of an underground Humayun World Heritage Site Museum, India’s first ‘sunken’ museum inaugurated in July 2024. The state-of-art museum celebrates not just his life but also the centuries-long Mughal Empire, its architecture, and the Sufi traditions that defined Hindustani culture. The museum sheds light on the development of Nizamuddin over a millennium. At the entrance of the Humanyun’s Tomb a ramp leads visitors down to ‘Badshah Ki Khwabgah: Where The Emperor Rests’. A large air-conditioned subterranean museum spread over 100,000 square feet area awaits them. The Aga Khan Trust for Culture and ASI have jointly set up the museum.