Rashtrapati Bhavan to get new museum on July 25

July 21, 2014 11:29 pm | Updated April 22, 2016 02:32 am IST - NEW DELHI:

A view of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

A view of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

President Pranab Mukherjee’s second year in office will be marked by inauguration of a new museum, a dinner for the Council of Ministers and release of three books apart from a melange of cultural activities.

A new museum, ‘The Stables’, will be inaugurated on July 25 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Visitors will get a glimpse of the history of the erstwhile Viceregal Lodge and get to see the exquisite gifts that Presidents over the years have received from Heads of State and royalty.

Also on display will be artefacts that were hitherto tucked away in the Toshakhana. The museum has been constructed by the Central Public Works Department and the building was earlier used as part of the stables. A portion of it was used as a garage for the buggies owned by the President’s House.

A book of quotations of the President will be released alongside two others, one chronicling the birds of Rashtrapati Bhavan and the other giving an insight into the cultural events held on the premises under its ‘Indradhanush’ programme.

As part of the ongoing restoration work in the Estate, initiated on the directions of the President, a bank and a post office are also being moved out of a heritage building.

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