Mughal Museum

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum

Former name	Mughal Museum
Established	Under construction
Location	Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates	18.9269°N 72.8327°E / 18.9269; 72.8327
Type	Planned museum
Founder	Akhilesh Yadav
Manager	Yogi Adityanath
Owner	Government of Uttar Pradesh

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum, previously known as Mughal Museum, is a museum planned to be built in the city of Agra, India.^[1][2] The museum was announced by then-Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav in 2015, and construction began in 2017.^[3] As of September 2020, the museum is still under construction.^[4][5] In September 2020 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath renamed the Mughal Museum after the Maratha king Shivaji.^[6][7]

References

1. "Work starts on Chipperfield's museum beside the Taj Mahal". Dezeen. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
2. "Finally, a Mughal Museum in Taj City". NDTV.com. Indo-Asian News Service. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
3. "UP govt's decision to rename Mughal Museum in Agra after Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj draws criticism". India Today. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
4. Tillotson, Giles (14 March 2017). "The museum of Emptiness". India Today. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
5. Jaiswal, Anuja (24 July 2019). "Yogi Adityanath: Rs 20 crore for Mughal Museum, Rs 6 crore for Diwali in Ayodhya". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
6. "Explained: 700-plus places in India that bear the names of Mughals today". 17 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
7. Lefèvre, Corinne (2020). "Heritage politics and policies in Hindu Rashtra". South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal (24/25). doi:10.4000/samaj.6728.