India and Google Team Up to Digitise Treasures
India has partnered with Google Arts & Culture to bring monuments, ancient texts, and museum treasures directly to your digital screens.
Imagine being able to step inside ancient Indian monuments or inspect priceless historical treasures directly from your study table! On 5 November 2026, the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, joined forces with Google Arts and Culture India to digitise, preserve, and showcase the nation’s magnificent civilisational heritage for people all over the world.
This special partnership was made official during a virtual ceremony hosted from New Delhi. Leaders from the government and technology teams gathered on screen to launch a grand plan that will turn ancient records and historic sites into exciting online experiences.
What happened?
The Ministry of Culture signed a formal agreement, known as a Memorandum of Understanding, with Google Arts & Culture. The virtual event was attended by Vivek Aggarwal, Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, and Amit Sood, who is the Vice President and Founder of Google Arts & Culture. Several other key officials, including Ministry of Culture Joint Secretaries Lily Pandeya, Gurmeet Singh Chawla, and Inderjeet Singh, were present alongside representatives from Google.
A major focus of this project is the upcoming Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum, which is currently being built across the historic North and South Blocks of New Delhi. The team will create a permanent digital record of the museum’s historic buildings and the precious artefacts planned for display. This means students and the general public will get early digital access to these treasures before the museum’s construction is completely finished!
The initiative also covers monuments and archaeological sites safeguarded by the Archaeological Survey of India, as well as the rare objects kept in their collections. Furthermore, ancient texts documented under the Gyan Bharatam initiative and exhibits from national museums will be saved digitally. The project will even document regional crafts, traditional performing arts, and living cultural traditions from across the country so that they can be viewed on smartphones in various Indian languages.
Why does it matter to you?
This project means you will soon be able to take virtual 3D tours of ancient Indian monuments without packing a travel bag! You can explore priceless museum treasures and read historical manuscripts right from your home or classroom screen.
Learning about Indian history, art, and classical traditions will become much more interactive, visual, and fun. Plus, because these cultural assets will be available in multiple Indian languages, you and your family can discover the stories of India together in your own mother tongue.
Words to know
- digitise: to change physical items like books, buildings, or paintings into digital pictures and models that computers can show.
- artefact: a historical object or artwork made by people long ago that helps us understand how they lived.
- memorandum of understanding: an official written agreement between groups who decide to work together on an important project.
- preservation: the careful act of protecting and saving special things so they do not get lost or damaged over time.
Did you know?
Google Arts & Culture has previously collaborated in India with the Archaeological Survey of India, the National Museum, and the National Gallery of Modern Art to share famous cultural exhibits online!
Think about it
If you could explore any historic monument or museum in India through a virtual 3D tour right now, where would you go first? How do you think saving ancient stories on smartphones helps future generations?
Quick quiz
Which upcoming museum being built in New Delhi is a central highlight of this digital project?
- National Gallery of Modern Art
- Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum
- Gyan Bharatam Centre
See the answer
Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum
Sources
- pib.gov.in
- reporterworldnews.com
- thetravelandtourismtimes.com
- indiantelevision.com
- ddnews.gov.in
- newindianexpress.com
This story was prepared by the Kids Gazette news desk with the help of AI research and writing tools, using the sources listed above.
