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National Museum of Natural History (NMNH)

National Museum of Natural History (NMNH)

·       NMNH was established on 5th June 1978 and  headquarter is located at New Delhi.

·       It is a national museum established for depicting natural history of  flora, fauna and mineral wealth of India to provide an facility for education of children and to promote environmental awareness among the masses.

·       The branches of NMNH are spread all over the country from south to north and east to west.


The objectives of the National Museum of Natural History are:


·       To develop the NMNH in the country's Capital to achieve the highest level of quality to promote environmental education on a national level.

·       To undertake research (musicological and collection based) consonant with the scope and resources of the museum.

·       To extend professional help to other agencies/organizations regarding natural history collections / museums.

·       To develop national and international cooperation/collaboration with other organizations/professional bodies/museums related to natural history/EE.

·       To develop museum-based educational projects at the level so as to help school curriculum on environmental education (EE).

·       To develop EE resource materials (such as audio-visual aids, low-cost teaching aids, school loan kits, etc.) to promote environmental education (EE).

·       To develop Regional offices (regional museum of natural history) in various regions of the country in order to extend its activities at the regional/local levels.


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