India, May 31 -- The Capital is a repository of monuments, architecture and history but seldom do the storerooms of these monuments become the topic of conversation - until now, when all things vintage and forgotten will come alive to reclaim space at the Children's Museum in Siri Fort.

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has been digging the storerooms of the Red Fort and the Purana Qila to find replicas of these historical pieces and install them across the museum.

Opened especially for children in 2011 with an aim to apprise them of India's rich cultural history, the museum was closed for two years between 2020 and 2022 for repair works as well as for planning installation of sculptures in its lawns, an ASI official said aware o...