HAL Aerospace MuseumFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaHAL Aerospace Museum

Location in the Map of Bangalore

EstablishedAugust 30, 2001

LocationAirport-Varthur road,Bangalore

Coordinates12.955431N 77.681386E

TypeAviation museum

HAL Aerospace Museumis India's firstaerospace museum[1]located atHindustan Aeronautics Limitedpremises, inBangalore. Established in 2001, the Museum is part of the HAL Heritage Centre and Aero Space Museum, and showcases the growth of the Indian aviation industry andHALfor six decades.[2][3][4][5]Contents[hide] 1Collections 2Governance 3See also 4Gallery 4.1Building and Halls 4.2Aircraft display 5References 6External linksCollections[edit source|editbeta]The museum houses displays of variousaircraftandhelicopters,Aircraft enginemodels,Flight simulators, a mockAir Traffic ControlTower and exhibit of Indian aviation history.Governance[edit source|editbeta]The Museum is maintained by HAL (one of Asia's largestAerospacecompanies).

The Heritage Centre & Aerospace Museum at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore, is located on Airport Road, 8 km. from M. G .Road and only 1.5 km. from Airport.

It is a rare display of sorts, first of its kind and unique in its nature.

A visit to the Heritage centre is a most spectacular feast for the eyes, unseen anywhere in the country. HAL has given Bangalore an unique status City of Aeronautics.

Heritage centre, at HAL automatically finds its place in the tourism map of Karnataka.

A trip to Bangalore will be incomplete without a visit to the Heritage Centre. A visit to the Heritage Centre takes you into a new world of Aerospace and speaks volumes about the technological growth of our nation.

One will be taken to dizzy heights by looking at the magnificent aircraft on static display at the Museum.

The growth of HAL from Nineteen Forties is shown chronologically by a wonderful photo exhibition. The photographs are of very rare collection and nostalgic.

An audio visual at the lounge shows you HAL's contribution in our country's Aerospace programs.

An exciting experience of flying can be had in the modern flight simulators at the centre. A panoramic view of the landing and take off of various aircraft at HAL Bangalore Airport can be had from the ATC Tower mockup located at the roof top.

The view of the runway from the Heritage Centre ATC, has a wide angle effect and shows the entire stretch of runway. (This is better than what one can view from the Bangalore Airport gallery).

This is a place to visit for one and all. A visit once to the Heritage Centre will tempt one to visit again.

Come and experience the exciting world of Aerospace.

For further information on Heritage Centre & Aerospace Museum, please contact

ManagerHeritage Centre & Aerospace MuseumAirport Service CentreHindustan Aeronautics LimitedBangalore 560 037Phone :91-80-25228341

Kempegowda MuseumFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaKempegowda Museum, Bangalore

Location in the Map of Bangalore

Established2011

LocationMG road,Bangalore

Coordinates12.974092N 77.610754E

TypeHeritage center

CuratorProf. Devarakonda Reddy

OwnerGovernment of Karnataka

Public transit accessM.G. Road station

Nearest car parkUtility building(next door)

Kempegowda Museumis a government museum located in the city ofBangalore, in the state ofKarnataka,India. It was established in the year 2011 is dedicated toYelahankachieftainKempegowda(1513-1569) who is the founder ofBangalorecity. The museum is located on the first floor ofMayo Hall.[1]The museum has Kempegowda's statue as well as posters and pictures of forts, temples, reservoirs and inscriptions from his time.Contents[hide] 1History 2Building 3Museum design 4Collections 4.1Heritage Bangalore map 4.2Kempegowda statues 4.3Yelahanka dynasty 4.416th century Bangalore 5Visitors 6Governance 7Expansion 8See also 9ReferencesHistory[edit source|editbeta]Kempegowda was the founder of Bangalore city. He was honored with the title ofChikkarayabyVijayanagaremperorSri Krishnadevarayaof theVijayanagara dynasty.[2]Kempegowda built four towers that marked the limits of erstwhile Bangalore town. These four towers are located in following areas of today's Bangalore: near Mekhri circle, insideLalbaghpark, near Kempambudhi Lake and the last one nearUlsoor Lake. Many of the citys currentlakesand markets and theBull templedate back to Kempegowda's time.The move to set up the museum to honor the city's founder was first proposed in 2000 though there was no progress for many years. The execution of museum idea only started when the Samithis (committees) forKempegowda Smaraka Vastu Sanghrahalaya(Kempegowda memorial museum) andAdyayana Kendra(Learning Center) were founded in the year 2005. The museum was finally opened on April 7, 2011. The museum was inaugurated by Chief MinisterB.S. Yeddyurappa.[1]Building[edit source|editbeta]

One of the fourKempegowdabuilt towers which signified the town limits of early Bangalore is located inLalbagh.The Kempe Gowda Museum is housed is the first floor of the heritage building ofMayo Hall. The building has been painted in theCantonmentcolors of red and white. Mayo Hall's upper storey was earlier reserved for public meetings free of charge while the ground floor housed the municipal offices. Until the year 2010, theMayor of Bangaloresmeetings were held on the first floor. The adjoining blocks of the building which were built in 1904, now house a variety of courts and public offices were previously referred to as station public offices. When a visitor enters the building, they can view the floor plan of the museum's first floor gallery. The impressive wooden stairs that lead to museum have old paintings of Bangalore and its nearby forts, made by Britishsurveyors.Museum design[edit source|editbeta]A framed map of 18th century Bangalore forms the entire base of the main hall with the four corners of the room having tower shaped panels to symbolise the four watch towers (fixed boundaries) of earlier town. The panels in the four corners display information about the locations of Kempegowda's towers in the current city. There are display panels located on the walls in between the towers showcase information with photographs and illustrations.The museum concept was planned and implemented by Design Core, a design firm.[3]The chief designer of the museum is K.N. Suryaprakash.[2]Historianandfolkloristand H.K. Rajegowda wrote the text that accompanies the pictures on display in the museum.[3]Collections[edit source|editbeta]

The Museum is dedicated to theYelahankachieftainKempegowda(1513-1569) who is the founder ofBangalorecity.Heritage Bangalore map[edit source|editbeta]An interesting experience of the museum is the floor. Visitors to the museum will actually be walking on a magnified heritage map of 19th century Bangalore.[3]The map is spread across the wooden floor and laminated with a glass slab. The map has been procured from the Mythic Society and is drawn by the British. One can locate and view old names of places and buildings of Bangalore city. The huge floor map shows the east-west zones of the city. One gets to walk over the map while viewing various exhibits on display.Kempegowda statues[edit source|editbeta]A small statue depicting Kempegowda inSavanadurgahas been placed at the entrance of the museum.[2]The museum has an imposing fibreglass statue of Kempegowda place in the center of the hall on the first floor.[3]The statue is placed in a manner that it appears to be welcoming visitors with its hands folded in a traditional Indian way.Yelahanka dynasty[edit source|editbeta]The museum also throws light on the Yelahanka clan that Kempegowda belonged to, the lineage of the Kempegowda family, their successors and has displays of the rulers of the dynasty. The foundation of Bangalore town, the commerce, water systems and religiousagraharas(hamlets) built by the clan.16th century Bangalore[edit source|editbeta]A background of 16th-century Bangalore and photographs of the city can be found. Many pictures of Kempegowdas territories,the forts, temples and water reservoirs built by him are displayed and are supported by historical facts and inscriptions displayed on the wall.Visitors[edit source|editbeta]The Museum is open from Monday to Saturday, 9am-5pm. Currently there is no entry fee and it is open for all. There are no officially published statistics of visitors for the museum.Governance[edit source|editbeta]The museum is funded by theGovernment of Karnatakaand the BBMP (Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike) is responsible for its upkeep. BBMP has also earmarked Rs. 5 crore for the museum project. The museum board includeslitterateurD Jaware Gowda, retired IAS officer Chiranjeev Singh and museum's special officer Prof. Deverakonda Reddy.Expansion[edit source|editbeta]There have been calls for expansion for the museum. Renowned Kannada writer D Javare Gowda called for the shifting of the court fromMayo Hallto expand the museum. Further expansion of the museum is planned in the ground floor. It is expected to house an interactive multimedia displays on Kempegowda's life and display of archive photographs.TheBritish Library, possess some of Kempe Gowda's memorabilia and other items directly related to the 16th century chieftain. The museum committee had found several books that referred to Kempe Gowda and his reign at the British Library. The museum is making efforts to get the books and other extracts from the library.The Museum is making efforts are on to procure the clothing, weapons and household items from Kempegowda's period from citizens and Kempe Gowda's descendents.The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) was looking for suitable spacious premises to set up the museum permanently within its jurisdiction. A six-acre plot had been identified inMalleswaram.