Varanasi to soon get a grand heritage museum worth INR 100 crore!

If all goes as planned, Varanasi will soon get a grand heritage museum at a cost of INR 100 crore. As per the officials, this will be in addition to several museums that already exist in the city.

Referring to this, UP Tourism Deputy Director Priti Srivastava added that the heritage museum will offer people a chance to get a glimpse into the history of Kashi, and also its rich culture and tradition.She added that if all goes well, the INR 100 crore grand heritage museum would be ready by 2023. It would highlight the rich tradition and culture of Kashi, along with educating people about its history and glorious past. If reports are to go by, the tourism department is looking for a suitable antique mansion in Varanasi, where the heritage museum would come up.
The officials added that it would include the architecture, relics, documents, heritage, important facts of civilisations, history of ancient temples, along with others. It would be a one-of-a-kind museum that would be designed to offer a virtual experience to the visitors, and will also have an audio visual section to offer better experience to the visitors.

In terms of museums, Varanasi has the Bharat Kala Bhawan at Ramnagar Fort Museum, another one which is situated inside Ramnagar Fort on the banks of river Ganges that features artifacts from the period of Maharajas, Hastkala Sankul, which is a must-visit for sure. Then there is also a crafts museum where visitors check out the history of Kashi's handicrafts, and virtual experiential museum, exhibiting things in a new digital method.