Punjab’s Museum created history, becomes numero uno destination for visitors
KS Diwan/ royalpatiala.in/ Chandigarh
“The Virasat-e-Khalsa museum built by Punjab Government at the sacred town of Sri Anandpur Sahib continues to hog lime-light and has emerged as the numero uno destination in terms of visitors from all across the globe.”
Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister, Punjab, Navjot Singh Sidhu said that as per validation by Limca Book of Records, ‘Virasat-e-Khalsa’, conceived to commemorate the prideful 550 years of history and culture of Punjab, has added another feather in its cap by becoming the top ranked museum in the country, which is going to publish it in its latest edition. Interestingly, in 2018, maximum visitors visited among past three years, added Sidhu. The minister congratulated the authorities and the staff for making Virasat-e-Khalsa a top ranked museum in the country.
Sidhu added that the museum carries us all along the riveting journey of thriving culture and tradition of 550 years history of the scenic landscape in its 27 galleries. He also said that the museum opens at 10 AM and the visitors are allowed entry passes up to 4:30 pm daily, barring Monday which is a weekly-off day.
The Secretary, Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs Vikas Pratap eaborated that the Virasat-e-Khalsa has been visited by more than 9.7 million visitors in its 7 years journey, the prominent amongst them being the Canadian Prime Minister, the President of Mauritius, Governors of Indian states, Chief Minster, Cabinet Ministers and Member of Parliaments & Ambassadors of various nations. All of them have been praiseworthy of the architecture, use of technology, infrastructure and standards of maintenance and upkeep at this marvellous museum. He also highlighted the efforts of staff and authorities of Virasat-e-Khalsa in undertaking Energy Conservation Measures in the museum, as a result of which Virasat-e-Khalsa has been, conferred an award by the Punjab Energy Development Agency for cutting down the electricity consumption in the recent past.
Chief Executive Officer, Virasat-e-Khalsa and the Director, Tourism and Cultural Affairs Malwinder Singh Jaggi said that Virasat-e-Khalsa welcomes around 5262 visitors on an average daily and outnumbers all other museums in terms of popularity and visitor footfall.
