Children are arriving daily in large numbers at the State Museum's Virtual Reality Center. They are gaining
a close understanding of the state's history, heritage, and culture.
Daksha Vaidekar @ Bhopal. In recent years, the State Museum, Bhopal has emerged as an educational space by
integrating heritage with technology.
Here, on May 18, 2025, the Chief Minister inaugurated the ‘Aankhon Dekha’ Virtual Reality Center in
collaboration with Telemi Digifotech.
With the aim of bringing knowledge of the state's rich history, the foresight of our ancestors, art, and
heritage to the people, the Directorate of Archaeology, Archives, and Museums of Madhya Pradesh launched
the Virtual Museum Center, which has now also entered the field of education.
This center, which offers a highly lifelike experience through virtual reality and illusion art, is now
becoming quite popular among school children as well.
The reason is the special school tour program introduced here. In recent days, children from many schools
across the city visited and explored it. On Children's Day, a large number of children benefited from this
educational tour.
Locations included in the course are being explored through videos.
Rashi Jain, Manager of Aankhon Dekha, shared that at the time of the inauguration, the
center had only one video of Orchha, but now the number has increased to four.
One video has been created on Indore, showcasing Rajwada, Lal Bagh Palace, Krishnapura Chhatri, Bolia
Sarkar Ki Chhatri, and more, along with detailed information.
One of the videos focuses on Sanchi, an important part of school curriculum.
Another video covers four major heritage sites of Madhya Pradesh—Sanchi, Mandu, Orchha, and
Bandhavgarh.
Each of these videos is 10 minutes long.
The center also has a sand room where children create drawings on a glowing screen.
In the darkroom, children use UV light to highlight images while listening to immersive historical
stories.
Every day, around 100 children visit the center and learn about the significance of these historical
places through videos.
Here, Sanskrit is not just being studied—it is being felt.
Schools are experiencing the vastness of India’s heritage through immersive learning powered by virtual
reality.
Subjects like History, Art, and Sanskrit are not merely being read—they are being lived and experienced.
The enthusiastic participation of thousands of children shows that society is confidently moving forward toward
future-ready education.
Rashi Jain
Manager, Aankhon Dekha