Development of Master Plan for National Rail Museum (NRM), New Delhi

Project Scope: Preparation of a master plan for the National Rail Museum inclusive of a cohesive design vocabulary, visitor management, interpretation strategy, a policy for the collections for smooth functioning of the Museum.

Client: RITES Limited, Gurgaon

Project Brief: The scope of work encompasses developing short term and long term objectives of NRM and formulating strategies for future development of the museum. The project largely focuses on preparation of Master Plan to cater the needs of the visitors of all age groups, provision for integration of open spaces to connect the various functions of the site namely the Indoor gallery, Auditorium, Administration etc. Provision for a world class infrastructural design-development of an appropriate visitor management plan to accentuate importance of indoor and outdoor exhibits- preparation of a business model to make NRM a self -sustaining unit- development of a cohesive collection strategy, research and archiving for artifacts and developing a policy for their rotation as well as loan to the other regional museums.

Project Cost: NA

Project duration: November 2016 onwards

Project Status: Ongoing