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| location = [[Raj Ghat and associated memorials|Raj Ghat]], [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
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'''Joint Director''' Uttam Kumar Sinha
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'''The National Gandhi Museum''' or '''Gandhi Memorial Museum''' is a museum located in [[New Delhi]], [[India]] showcasing the life and principles of [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. The museum first opened in [[Mumbai]], shortly after Gandhi was [[Assassination of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi|assassinated]] in 1948. The museum relocated several times before moving to [[Raj Ghat and associated memorials|Raj Ghat]], New Delhi in 1961.

==History==
[[File:Gandhi Bedroom.JPG|right|thumb|Reconstructed bedroom of [[Mahatma Gandhi]], in the Museum]]
Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948. Shortly after his death, collectors began searching India for anything of importance about Gandhi. Originally the personal items, newspapers, and books related to Gandhi were taken to Mumbai. In 1951, the items were moved to buildings near the Kota House in New Delhi. The museum moved again in 1957 to a mansion.

In 1959, The Gandhi Museum moved for a final time to [[Raj Ghat and associated memorials|Rajghat]], New Delhi next to the [[Samadhi]] of Mahatma Gandhi. The museum officially opened in 1961, on the 13th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination, when [[Rajendra Prasad|Dr. Rajendra Prasad]], then [[President of India]], formally opened the new location.<ref>{{cite web|title=History|work=Gandhi Museum|url=http://www.gandhimuseum.org/history.htm|access-date=15 September 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090617005016/http://www.gandhimuseum.org/history.htm|archive-date=17 June 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Library==
The Gandhi Museum's library is both a showcase for Gandhi's work and a general studies library. The books are divided into two sections, those written by or about Gandhi and books on other subject matters.<ref>{{cite web|title=Classification|work=Gandhi Museum|url=http://www.gandhimuseum.org/classification.htm|access-date=7 December 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212143325/http://www.gandhimuseum.org/classification.htm|archive-date=12 December 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> There are currently over 35,000 books or documents in the museum's library.<ref>Powell,F: ''The National Gandhi Museum and Library'', World Libraries, 1993, {{ISSN|1092-7441}}</ref>
The library also has a collection of 2,000 [[periodicals]] in both English and [[Hindi]] chronicling the life of Gandhi.<ref>{{cite web|title=Periodicals|work=Gandhi Museum|url=http://www.gandhimuseum.org/periodicals.html|access-date=7 December 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215131451/http://www.gandhimuseum.org/periodicals.html|archive-date=15 December 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Gallery==
[[File:Gandhi Shrine.JPG|right|thumb|An exhibit showing blood-soaked loin cloth and shawl of Mahatma Gandhi, and the bullet that took his life.]]
The National Gandhi Museum Gallery has a large number of paintings and personal items of [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. The most notable items in the collection are a [[Satyagraha]] woodcut by Willemia Muller Ogterop, one of Gandhi's walking sticks, the shawl and dhoti worn by Gandhi when he was assassinated, one of the bullets that were used to kill Gandhi and his urn.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gallery|work=Gandhi Museum|url=http://www.gandhimuseum.org/gallery.htm|access-date=1 October 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215094342/http://www.gandhimuseum.org/gallery.htm|archive-date=15 December 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The Museum also displays some of Gandhi's teeth and his ivory toothpick.<ref>{{cite news |title=Does urbanized India have room for Gandhi? |work= New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/20/world/asia/20iht-letter.2880999.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Gandhi%20Museum%20New%20Delhi&st=cse | first=Amelia | last=Gentleman | date=20 September 2006 | access-date=19 May 2010}}</ref> Galleries of the museum are martyrdom gallery, commemorative gallery, art gallery where arts made on Gandhi is open for viewing. Museum also includes a general photo gallery.

[[File:Gandhiji Leading Salt satyagrah.jpg|thumb|Sculpture of Gandhiji Leading Salt satyagrah]]
==Special Exhibitions==
In addition to the museum's Gandhi based permanent collection, the museum also showcases other exhibits mainly dealing with the history of India. Most exhibits are based on Indian political leaders, and peace movements, though major world events also have collections.<ref>{{cite web|title=Special Exhibitions|work=Gandhi Museum|url=http://www.gandhimuseum.org/exhibition.html|access-date=7 December 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519000007/http://www.gandhimuseum.org/exhibition.html|archive-date=19 May 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum]]
* [[Gandhi Smriti]] (Birla House)
* [[Gandhi Memorial Museum, Madurai|Gandhi Memorial Museum at Madurai]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|National Gandhi Museum}}
* [http://www.gandhimuseum.org National Gandhi Museum, Official Site]

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