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Delhi National Museum of Natural History
Delhi National Museum of Natural History

The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) was a museum focusing on nature, located in New Delhi, India. Established in 1972 and opened in 1978, the museum functioned under the Ministry of Environment and Forests of the government of India. The museum was situated on Barakhamba Road at Tansen Marg in central New Delhi, across from the Embassy of Nepal, near the Connaught Place metro station. On 26 April 2016, the museum building and its entire collection were destroyed by a fire.

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National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi
Barakhamba Road, New Delhi

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Krishna Kumar Birla Auditorium (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry Auditorium)

Barakhamba Road
110001 New Delhi (Chanakya Puri Tehsil)
Delhi, India
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