Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum, Technology museum at Gandhi Smriti, New Delhi, India.
The Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum is a digital multimedia museum established in 2005 at Gandhi Smriti, formerly Birla House, in New Delhi. Its more than 40 exhibits combine tactile computing with classical Indian symbols such as the spinning wheel, turning prayer wheels, symbolic pillars and collaboratively made quilts, alongside photographs, paintings, film footage and video clips of Gandhi's life.
The museum opened in 2005 at Birla House, the location where Mahatma Gandhi spent his final days and was assassinated in January 1948. The site thus connects the memory of his life with the place of his death.
The exhibition displays Indian symbols such as spinning wheels and prayer wheels that represent Gandhi's values and teachings. Visitors also encounter collaborative quilts that embody his messages of unity and shared purpose.
The museum occupies the Gandhi Smriti complex at Birla House, 5 Tees January Marg, in central New Delhi. Exhibits are spread across the rooms of the former residence, so allow time to move between galleries. A mobile version of the museum travels to other Indian states and abroad, so check locally whether the full display is on site.
The museum project was directed by Ranjit Makkuni and brought together over 200 artists, scientists, and craftspeople to create 40 distinct multimedia installations. This rare collaboration across disciplines resulted in an exhibition that goes beyond conventional museum work.
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