Nehru Memorial Museum and Library renamed

Subject : History

Section : Art and Culture

Concept :

The Union Culture Ministry announced that the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) would now be called the Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library Society.
The name change came nearly a year after a Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya (Prime Ministers’ Museum) was inaugurated on the premises of the Teen Murti Bhavan, which also hosted the NMML.

Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML)

The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) was established in the memory of Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964).
It was named after Nehru almost six decades ago, after being turned into a memorial dedicated to him in 1964 by then President S Radhakrishnan.
It is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
It is located in the majestic Teen Murti House, the official residence of the first Prime Minister of India.
It has four major constituents, namely, a Memorial Museum, a library on modern India, a Centre for Contemporary Studies and the Nehru Planetarium.

Teen Murti House

Built in 1929-30 as part of Edwin Lutyens’ imperial capital, Teen Murti House was then known as Flagstaff House.
It was the official residence of the Commander-in-Chief of the British armed forces in India.
In August 1948, it became the official residence of India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.

Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya (Prime Ministers’ Museum)

Inaugurated by PM Modi in April 2022, the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya is a tribute to every Prime Minister of India since Independence.
It is a narrative record of how each PM has contributed to the development of our nation over the last 75 years.
It recognises contributions of all the 14 PMs so far, irrespective of ideology or tenure in office.
It has ample space for future leaders as well.

What happened to the erstwhile Nehru Museum building?

The erstwhile Nehru Museum building is now seamlessly integrated with the new museum building.
The Nehru Museum is designated as Block I, and has a completely updated, technologically advanced display on the life and contribution of the first prime minister.