Although Humayun’s Tomb has evolved into a recognizable city icon, only a fraction of the city’s population is fully aware of the site’s significance. The Centre aims to ‘INFORM’ its visitors of the historically, culturally and naturally rich setting of the Humayun’s Tomb Complex and its environs. It will acquaint the tourists about the history of the area, monuments and its evolution, before they visit the original splendor.

The Nizamuddin heritage precinct has seen an unbroken history of seven centuries of building activities and cultural confluence. With royal families ranging from the rulers of Delhi Sultanate to the Mughals and finally till the British contributing here, the Centre will narrate the evolution and consolidation of the area into one large historic precinct by engaging visitors through a multitude of information conveyed through numerous user-friendly mediums.

With the heritage zone stretching over 250 acres, the Nizamuddin Area has enough ‘visitor attractions’ to engage visitors from 2-hours to 2-days. Ranging from a world heritage site to a revered saint’s dargah to a biodiversity zone, the Humayun’s Tomb Site Interpretation Centre will offer a gamut of itineraries of varying duration ensuring each visitor a fulfilling experience as per their needs and interests.

Our disappearing performing arts and crafts traditions are still alive in the Nizamuddin Area and the Interpretation Centre will play a vital part in not only documenting these but also exhibiting them in an ever-evolving space targeted at all kind of visitors –intending to glance through the exhibits; spending a relaxed time experiencing the ‘interpretation of the site’; and also offering something new to frequenting visitors.

Owing to the culturally rich setting of Nizamuddin Area, the Centre will be a window to over two million tourists coming to the site for showcasing the Mughal grandeur and architecture; the life and music of cultural icons like Khusrau, Rahim, Jahanara Begum buried in Nizamuddin; encapsulating information for research; documentation of the traditional practices used in conservation; education and display of the Mughal heritage and history of pre-Shahjahanabad Delhi.

The Centre will provide excellent visitor facilities ensuring a comfortable experience for the scores of visiting tourists. The Centre will become as a main source of learning and inspiration on the topic –for the visitors/tourists to explore in further. The visitors will come away enriched with knowledge, understanding and a deepened appreciation for the city’s histories and cultures and with the conservation efforts that sustain them.