The first war of independence, Quit India Movement and Mahatma Gandhi's eventful life will come alive in an interactive multimedia format at the first digital museum.
NEW DELHI: The first war of independence, Quit India Movement and Mahatma Gandhi's eventful life will come alive in an interactive multimedia format at the first digital museum in a historic monument here.
The museum at Red Fort is estimated to cost around Rs 14 crores.
The digital museum, first of its kind in a historic monument, will be ready before the Commonwealth Games, Leena Nandan, Joint Secretary, Tourism Ministry said.
"Important events during India's independence struggle between 1857 and 1947 will be featured in an interactive multimedia format," Nandan said, adding there would also be many innovative artefacts at the museum.
Red Fort, which has been declared as World Heritage Site, already hosts sound and light shows.
Envisioned as a virtual museum, it will utilise latest advances in interactive multimedia, interactive devices to create a memorial and learning environment for people to access the historical events and interpretations of the Indian freedom struggle, she said.
Interactive devices, for example, the e-charkha, which when spun, play back projections on the meaning of Swadeshi and Sarvodaya.
"The digital museum will be an added attraction to draw visitors. It will provide people with an opportunity to learn through touching and feeling with narratives of the freedom struggle and its heroes, Nandan said.
The digital museum will also have an educative value with murals on first war of independence, the rise of Gandhi, Quit India Movement among others.
Besides, government is also planning many spectacular events at historic monuments to showcase India's rich cultural heritage during the 2010 Games.
"All our monuments are being renovated keeping the forthcoming Games in mind. They will also be illuminated with specially designed lighting system," said a senior official with Archaelogical Survey of India.
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