Relive the pangs of Partition

The Partition Museum comprehensively charts the division of India and creation of Pakistan with a narrative arc that moves from the time before Partition, proceeds to the Independence movement, the early demands for separate countries, and ultimately the Partition and its consequences. Established as a people’s museum, the Partition Museum was opened in 2017 and is world’s first such museum. It endeavours to depict the Partition as it was experienced by people. One key aspect of the collections comprises the artefacts generously donated by Partition survivors and their families. As people were displaced, they carried with them whatever little they could and these objects are now not only important milestones of the events, but symbols of losses suffered and trials endured. It has refugee artefact gallery, art and installations inspired by the Partition and audio-visual gallery that has documented the accounts of eyewitnesses and survivors of the Partition. It is the third-most visited tourist spot in Amritsar after the Golden Temple and Wagah Border.