Educational trip to dolls’ museum

As a part of the CBSE-i curriculum, an educational visit was organized under the theme SHELTER AND COMMUNITY. The children of classes 1 (A,B,C) and 2 (A) visited Dolls’ Museum, a veritable dreamland for the children on 1^st October,2016. Around 6500 dolls from 85 countries, adding to its international character are on display at this museum in Nehru House at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg. The India exhibit section comprises 500 dolls dressed in costumes worn from all over the country.

The particular place was selected for the educational trip, keeping in mind the cultural value of the place, as various dolls dressed in the costumes of over 85 countries give a glimpse of their tradition and culture to the children. The principal collection consists of gifts from Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, and many subsequent Prime Ministers, including Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. Also several embassies and diplomatic missions in Delhi gifted dolls to the museum. Visiting dignitaries like Madame Tito, Queen Frederika of Greece, the Queen of Thailand, the sister of Shah of Iran, the wives of Presidents of Mexico and Indonesia and many others gifted dolls representing their respective nations.

The children enjoyed the trip a lot. It was very informative as well as exciting trip for them. They learnt about the cultural differences of various communities. It was indeed a fun filled trip.