The aim of the museum is to provide a sequence of events for the visitors to understand Punjab before and after the India-Pakistan partition in 1947, as reported in The Times of India.
The double-storey museum will have more than 6,000 square feet of space and will showcase items that promote peace. It will have three sections – ‘saada Punjab’ (our Punjab), ‘sada-tuhada Punjab’ (our and your Punjab) and ‘umeedan-da-Punjab’ (Punjab of Hopes).
Aman Jaspal, a post-graduate from the Norwegian School of Economics, developed the museum concept. He was inspired by Islamabad’s Des Pardesh restaurant that has preserved a temple and a gurdwara within its complex, reports The Times of India.
The design of the museum is inspired from buildings in Amritsar and Lahore cities, while the brickwork, parapet design has been borrowed from the old buildings of Lahore. Floor patterns of the museum are taken from Golden Temple and Dera Sahib Gurdwara in Amritsar.
The museum will have maps of the undivided Punjab’s villages along with their detailed histories. Furniture of the museum is designed by Lahore-based craftsmen.
The museum would also feature certain video clips from the BBC and CNN archives along with a multimedia system for sharing experiences from people who saw the partition.
