INSTALLATION
JULY 2026
INDIA
RPS: A Colossal National Inspiration A transformation of a gigantic landfill into a grandiose landmark By Ram Bhavanashi
Aerial view of the Rashtra Prerna Sthal (showing the lotus-shaped museum, the amphitheatre, and on the right Shyama Prasad Mukherjee’s statue.
Museum design in India, of late, has been gaining new spatial dimensions – moving beyond just being informational to inspirational – of national, historical and cultural tenets, yet communicating in most modern and expressive modes. The Rashtra Prerna Sthal museum in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh State in India, is one latest and, perhaps, the most imposing statement. Apparently, driven by the vision of none other than the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to honour the legacy of luminaries of Independent India, the Rashtra Prerna Sthal is a tribute to the life, ideals, and enduring legacy of three of India’s most revered statesmen, whose leadership left a profound impact on the nation’s democratic, political, and developmental journey. Gigantic, as its size and scale makes it, SI ASIA presents the immensity of the grand museum AV in two parts. Here we go with the Part-I.
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