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India
Post inaugurates National Philatelic Museum
Monday July 11, 2011 07:17:23 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The
Department of Posts (DoP) Monday inaugurated the National
Philatelic Museum which will exhibit rare postage stamps from
across the world and also provide a platform to philatelists to
exhibit their collections.
"The museum will provide enhanced and interactive platform for
promoting philately and will stimulate interest for stamp
collection among children," Radhika Doraiswamy, secretary
Department of Posts, told reporters here.
The museum will be open Mondays to Fridays -- it will also be open
on Saturdays for school groups on request. It will have an entry
fee but the amount has yet not been decided. "There will be a
nominal entry fee," said Doraiswamy.
The museum has bays dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi and the prime
ministers of India, along with freedom fighters. It also has
stamps on several themes such as science and technology, transport
and wildlife.
There are stamps from abroad, and displays from the Army Postal
Service and India Security Press, Nashik.
The museum also has an amphitheatre for talk shows and
presentations along with a reference library. In the artists
corner, the department has showcased the actual designing of a
stamp and also plans to invite artists from time to time to give
live demonstrations.
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