Prime Ministers Museum and Library

Prime Ministers Museum and Library

• Name of the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML) situated in the Teen Murti Complex was changed to Prime Ministers Museum and Library society

The building

• Teen Murti House: Built in 1929-30 as part of Edwin Lutyen’s imperial capital, then known as Flagstaff House, was the official residence of the Commander-in-Chief of the British armed forces in India.
• Nehru Residence: In August 1948, it became the official residence of India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, who lived there for 16 years until his death on May 27, 1964.
• Nehru Memorial Museum: On Nehru’s 75th birth anniversary on November 14, 1964, President S Radhakrishnan dedicated the Teen Murti House to the nation.
• Two years later, the NMML Society was set up to manage the institution, and has remained in charge since then.

The Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya:

• In 2016, The Prime Minister mooted the idea of setting up a museum dedicated to all Prime Ministers of India on the premises of Nehru Museum.
• It was inaugurated by the PM in April, 2022, to create awareness about all 14 prime ministers of the country with ample space for future leaders as well.
• Also, the Nehru Museum has been integrated with the new building and designated as Block I of the Prime Ministers Museum.

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