Timing: 10 am to 9 pm. Last entry at 8 pm.
Museum is Closed on Monday & National Holidays
Humayun World Heritage Site Museum, Nizamuddin,
Sunder Nursery, New Delhi, 110013
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Humayun's Tomb Museum: Travelling Exhibitions
Travelling Exhibitions extend the reach of Humayun's Tomb Museum beyond its walls, carrying stories of Mughal heritage, craftsmanship, and conservation to audiences across cities, schools, and cultural institutions. Our objective is to democratize access to India's architectural and historical legacy, bringing curated narratives on the Tomb's restoration, its landscaped gardens, and the broader Nizamuddin Basti to people who may never visit the site in person.
The image of the mother with a child constitutes one of the most persistent visual narratives in human history. A range of deities and rituals addressed the perils of pregnancy, birthing and the fragility of infant life in ancient societies. Artworks found across cultures repeatedly establish mothers as divine progenitors, entrusted with fertilising, renewing and protecting not just the young, but society as well. This exhibition explores these ideas transculturally — to see how a universal theme can be read locally — revealing as much of each region and period’s history as it is of the migration of people that spread these ideas across distant eras and geographies.
The emblematic works that make up this exhibition, each come from rich contexts. A comparative reading of these contexts reveals relevant transformations in religion, patronage and society. The exhibition is arranged chronologically and invites the visitor to recognise religious and stylistic differences, alongside the archetype of motherhood as a foundational act — a collective emblem, referencing both, a psychological and spiritual experience. It is a gesture that holds together fragility and hope, memory and future.
In connection with the Shared Stories exhibition, Prof Roberto Tottoli, Rector, University of Naples L' Orientale will lecture on Islamic Heritage of Italy and Europe on 4 April 2026 at the Humayuns Tomb Museum Auditorium.
Dr Tottoli has a degree in Oriental Languages and Literature from Ca' Foscari University of Venice (1988), PhD from L'Orientale University of Naples (1996). He studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Lady Davis Fellowship) under the supervision of M.J. Kister (1993-94), and then taught in Turin (1999-2002) and at L'Orientale University of Naples since 2002, where he has been full professor of Islamic Studies since 2011.
The lecture is part of the series of expert talks organized in the Auditorium of the Humayun's Tomb Museum, Nizamuddin built by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture in partnership with the Archaeological Survey of India.
Don't miss this rare glimpse into Italy's timeless mosaic of Italian mosaic mastery,
Mosaico: Italian Code of a Timeless Art" is a multimedia exhibition presented by the Italian Embassy Cultural Centre and organized by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Created by Magister Art, the exhibition explores over 2,000 years of Italy's mosaic heritage through immersive digital experiences, showcasing iconic sites and highlighting the artistic, cultural, and historical significance of mosaic art.
Presented by KNMA in collaboration with the National Museum of Australia and Humayun’s Tomb Museum, the exhibition offers a rare and deeply resonant encounter with the knowledge systems and enduring connections to land held by Australia's First Peoples.
Through large-scale installations, atmospheric projections, soundscapes, and digital storytelling, ‘Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters’ invites you to walk alongside the Sisters as they travel across land and sky – a journey carried through song, memory, and community.
Songlines offers a rare opportunity to experience an ancient story of Australia’s indigenous communities that continues to live, travel, and evolve.
Last evening, KNMA's presentation at the Humayun's Tomb Museum came alive as the travelling exhibition, Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters, opened in Delhi.
The evening unfolded as a layered cultural encounter. An Inma ceremony by the First Nations Cultural Ambassadors offered a powerful grounding in the living traditions at the heart of Songlines, while a live musical performance by Padma Shri Naga folk musician Guru Rewben Mashangva, singer-songwriter Alem Mahukva, and folk-rock band Dashugs wove in soundscapes that echoed themes of land, movement, and memory.
Visitors then stepped into the immersive world of the Seven Sisters, following their journey across vast desert landscapes through story, light, sound, and motion. Presented by KNMA in collaboration with the National Museum of Australia and Humanyun’s Tomb Museum, the exhibition offers a rare and deeply resonant encounter with the knowledge systems and enduring connections to land held by Australia's First Peoples.
The opening brought together Australian High Commissioner H.E. Mr Philip Green OAM, KNMA Founder and Chairperson Mrs Kiran Nadar, Dr Jilda Andrews from the National Museum of Australia, Mr Ratish Nanda from the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, and KNMA Director and Chief Curator Roobina Karode.
Swipe through to feel the energy of opening night. Experience this remarkable journey for yourself at the Humayun's Tomb Museum today!
