The Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum is situated at 1, Safdarjung Road that lies very close to the Safdarjung Tomb and easily reachable by local transport and Metro link with the Central Secretariat as the nearest point to de-board.
The Museum was initially the residence of Late Smt. Indira Gandhi who was the former and first Lady Prime Minister of India. Set in off white colour, the bungalow sits on a massive expanse of area covered with well trimmed lawns and fringed with shady trees, plants, flowers and bushes. It was later converted into a Museum and a Memorial Site dedicated to the memory of Late Mrs. Indira Gandhi after she was assassinated within the premises of this Mansion on 31st October 1984.
The Museum exhibits the simple lifestyle of Late Mrs. Indira Gandhi seen adorned with expensive antique and yet simple furniture and art deco. The walls are hung with a range of photographs showcasing the public and personal events of the Nehru-Gandhi Clan along with a few covering the Nationalist Movement. The arrangement of a few photographs tells the visual tale of the childhood days of the Lady Prime Minister, her marriage ceremony, the times she spent in office with her father, Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru; the birth of her sons, Late Shri Sanjay Gandhi and Late Shri Rajiv Gandhi; the moment captured when she was sworn as the Prime Minister of India; Her son's marriage to Sonia; The days she relaxed and spent time with her grandchildren, Varun, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi up till her last days in office and events.
The Museum section of the Mansion is completely barred with a walled glass through which you can view her living area, dining area and selected rooms of the house. On display is a simple Sari which Indira Gandhi had worn when she was shot by her own bodyguards covered with blood stains. She was shot almost 32 times out of which the Surgeons in AIIMS retrieved 22 bullets from her injured body. Indira Gandhi had just crossed the wicket gate of this Mansion to take a walk on the green lawns when her two Sikh bodyguards plundered numerous bullets on her.
Source:http://www.delhiinformation.org/museums/indiragandhimemorialmuseum.html
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