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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{About|a museum at the [[Ghalib Academy, New Delhi|Ghalib Academy]]|The museum at Ghalib's Havelli in Ballimaran Old Delhi|Ghalib ki Haveli}}<br />
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{{Infobox museum<br />
| name = Mirza Ghalib Museum<br />
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| caption = Painting of Mirza Ghalib in Ghalib Museum<br />
| alt = Building of [[Ghalib Academy, New Delhi]]<br />
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| established = {{Start date|1969|02|22|df=y}}<br />
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| location = Nizamuddin (West)<br />
| type = Memorial<br />
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| key_holdings = Coins of Mughal Era, Handwritten Poems/[[letters of Ghalib]]<br />
| collections = Paintings, Calligraphy, Handwritten specimens<br />
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| owner = [[Ghalib Academy, New Delhi]]<br />
| publictransit = Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium Metro<br />
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| website = {{URL|www.ghalibacademy.org}} <br />
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'''Mirza Ghalib Museum, New Delhi''' is a museum on the life and times of the 18th century Urdu poet [[Ghalib|Mirza Ghalib]],<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/DoIT/delhi+govt/travel+and+tourism/museum|accessdate=11 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527221630/http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/DoIT/delhi+govt/travel+and+tourism/museum|archive-date=27 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> under the aegis of the [[Ghalib Academy, New Delhi]]. The museum is situated in the vicinity of the tomb of the 13th century Sufi saint [[Nizamuddin Auliya|Khwaja Nizamuddin]].<br />
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==About==<br />
The museum is housed on the third floor of the [[Ghalib Academy, New Delhi|Ghalib Academy]] building. It was formally declared open by the 3rd President of India Dr. [[Zakir Husain]] on the occasion of the Ghalib Centenary on 22 February 1969. The museum presents pictures of Ghalib's residences, food habits and attires of the poet and his times. There are seals, coins dating to the mughal era, Postage stamps and specimen of handwriting housed in this museum. Paintings of renowned artists like those of [[M.F. Hussain]], [[Satish Gujral]], Anis Farooqui are some of the main attractions of the museum. Ghalib's poetry [[calligraphy]] and other artworks based on Ghalib's poetry are also on display.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ghalib Academy|url=http://www.delhitourism.gov.in/delhitourism/entertainment/ghalib_academy.jsp|accessdate=11 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BRIEF REVIEW OF GHALIB ACADEMY , NEW DELHI|url=http://www.ghalibacademy.org/frame.htm|accessdate=11 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426204840/http://www.ghalibacademy.org/frame.htm|archivedate=26 April 2012|df=}}</ref><br />
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The mausoleum of Mirza Ghalib is just next to the Academy building. It lies in the attached courtyard of the building just on the way to the dargah of Nizamuddin. [[Humayun's Tomb]] is also within walking distance from the museum.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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==Artefacts==<br />
*Calligraphy Works<br />
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*Letters<br />
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*Stamps<br />
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*Coins<br />
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*Postage Stamps<br />
To remember and commemorate Ghalib, postage stamps were issued not only in India but also in Pakistan as can be seen by the stamps exhibited<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Ghalib]]<br />
* [[Ghalib Academy, New Delhi]]<br />
* [[Ghalib ki Haveli]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Museums established in 1969]]<br />
[[Category:Museums in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Biographical museums in India]]<br />
[[Category:Ghalib]]<br />
[[Category:1969 establishments in Delhi]]<br />
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