Media Source: Daily Hunt (India)
Date: 3 September 2024
Today, an underground museum conceptualised, created and managed by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) showcases the challenging life of Emperor Humayun, at New Delhi's Humayun's Tomb. Strangely, for a dynasty that spawned Babur, Akbar, Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb and others, Humayun is the only one to have a museum built in hi
Today, an underground museum conceptualised, created and managed by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) showcases the challenging life of Emperor Humayun, at New Delhi's Humayun's Tomb. Strangely, for a dynasty that spawned Babur, Akbar, Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb and others, Humayun is the only one to have a museum built in his name. It is a strange acknowledgement that without his fortitude, the dynasty would have been in the scrap heap of history. The new museum is part of a vast heritage zone spread around the tomb. A broad sloping walkway, disabled friendly, leads downward. Most museums of India are merely a collection of disparate objects. At the museum dedicated to Humayun, a crisp narrative binds together pictures, objects, models and words to create a living showcase of Humayun's life, loves and travels.