The Prime Ministers’ Museum has welcomed over 37,000 visitors since being opened to the public on April 21, with everyone from Union Ministers, Chief Ministers, the Chief Justice of India, and business leaders visiting, according to the company operating the museum.
Inaugurated on April 14 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its doors thrown open to the public a week later, the PMs’ Museum is located at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library complex at Teen Murti Estate. From April 21 to June 17, the museum sold 37,245 tickets, according to Tagbin, the government’s design, technology and project management consultant for the project. Most visitors chose to buy tickets offline (79%), though there’s a discount of ₹10 for those who book online on the ₹110 per person entry ticket.
Sources said Union Ministers and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs were encouraged to visit the new museum by the Prime Minister and several of them have visited so far. President Ram Nath Kovind visited along with his family. Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman and Kiren Rijiju have also paid a visit. Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled Uttarakhand (Pushkar Singh Dhami) and Haryana (M.L. Khattar), as well as Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, were among the “VIP visits”, a source said. Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana as well as other holders of Constitutional posts have also visited. Author and chairperson of Infosys Foundation Sudha Murthy and author Amish Tripathi were also among the visitors.
