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The Ministry of Culture held two engagement programmes for the Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum (YYBM): Shilpkar Samagam on 2-3 September 2026 and a Vendor Development Programme on 7-8 September 2026.
Shilpkar Samagam, at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, drew over 150 master artisans, craft practitioners and institutions, with live displays by over 100 master artisans.
The Vendor Development Programme brought about 200 Indian and international firms across 10 specialised museum-technology domains, with 70 capability presentations and 200 bilateral meetings.
Both were framed as Make in India initiatives, with 80 discussions on localisation, technology transfer and joint ventures in museum products and technologies.
YYBM is being developed in the North and South Blocks under the Central Vista Redevelopment Project and is billed as the world's largest museum.
India's principal national museum, whose collections are to move into YYBM. Established in 1949, with its first display in the state rooms of Rashtrapati Bhavan; construction at the Janpath site began in 1955. Holds around 2,00,000 works of Indian and foreign origin spanning over 5,000 years.
Responsible for archaeological research and the conservation of monuments, and a major source of artefacts for YYBM. Founded in 1861 by Alexander Cunningham, its first Director-General. Works under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958, and protects roughly 3,691 Centrally Protected Monuments.
India's leading institution for modern and contemporary Indian art, and the venue for Shilpkar Samagam. Established in New Delhi in 1954 and housed in Jaipur House.
Launched on 25 September 2014 and now focused on 27 sectors under Make in India 2.0, with DPIIT coordinating 15 manufacturing sectors and the Department of Commerce 12 service sectors. The Vendor Development Programme applies that template to museum goods and technologies, aiming at exports as much as import substitution.
Bringing artisans into the fabric of a national museum ties intangible heritage and livelihoods to a hard infrastructure project, rather than treating craft only as an exhibit.
Reusing standing heritage buildings instead of demolishing them - the approach France applied at the Louvre, the Grand Palais and the Hotel de la Marine - is the stated model for the North and South Blocks.
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General Awareness > Art and Culture, Government Initiatives
A civilisational museum planned across about 1,55,000 sq m in the North and South Blocks, with eight thematic segments covering over 5,000 years; billed as the world's largest museum.
Converting an existing heritage building to a new function while retaining its structure and character, as opposed to demolition and rebuilding.
A Ministry of Culture convening of master craftspeople, designers and museum professionals to integrate Indian craft traditions into YYBM's architecture, galleries and public spaces.