IGNCA to turn Lahori Gate haveli to museum

RESTORATION PROJECT } TO SHOWCASE SHAHJAHANABAD’S HISTORY

- Paras Singh

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has roped in Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) to turn the Lahori Gate haveli in Old Delhi into Shahjahanabad museum and interpretation centre showcasing the evolution and culture of Shahjahanabad, MCD officials said, adding that the IGNCA has agreed to take up the project.

Asenior MCD official said the structure of the haveli was completed in April this year. “There have been a series of correspondence and IGNCA will develop a museum inside the heritage structure. They will design the galleries and select the artifacts. It will bea ticketed facility,” the official said, adding that the member secretary of the IGNCA will conduct an inspection of the site before finalising the project.