The National Children's Museum is geared towards satisfying the interests of the young. Thus the exhibits include toys from India and abroad, dolls, animals in stone, bronze and stuffed as well as examples of children's creative activity in different media.

National Children's Museum of Delhi is situated in the Bal Bhawan Complex on Kotla Marg, near ITO. A visit to this museum is one of the best ways to keep the children in touch with the tradition, culture and heritage of India. The National Childrens Museum at Delhi displays a rich collection of toys and dolls from different countries, stone and bronze objects, traditional jewelry, arts and crafts, musical instruments, currency of various countries, etc.

National Children Museum has a place known as Children's Creative Work, which displays the pieces of arts created by children. Summer camps are organized here, with workshops on arts, theatre, painting, music, dance, etc. National Children's Museum also provides a number of other facilities like drama kits, stories, puppets, toys, costumes and puppet shows. The museum complex also has a hostel, sports facilities, Science Park, aquarium, jet fighter, functional mini train and so on.

There are a number of permanent galleries in the museum, namely…

Hamara Bharat Gallery
This gallery uses mediums like audiovisual aids to showcase culture, arts, religions, etc of India.

Gaurav Gatha Gallery
This gallery aims to display past civilizations, achievements, legends, freedom struggle, leaders, etc of India.

Surya (Sun) Gallery
As the name suggests, this gallery is dedicated to Sun, trying to explain its importance, origin, and its significance from a religious angle, etc.

A completely different and exciting world for Children in Delhi is the National Children's Museum in Bal Bhawan Complex on Kotla Marg. Designed on a unique note of understanding child psychology better, this museum is made exclusively for children and it aims at educating the children about India's culture, tradition and life. The museum has a large collection of dolls, toys, traditional jewellery, art and craft material, and currency from various countries.

The museum houses permanent galleries in which different aspects of Indian tradition, history, and art are focused. Hamara Bharat focuses on the Indian art, tradition, culture and achievements in the field of Science and Technology through the audio visual shows. Gaurav Gatha deals with India's past history, civilizations, freedom struggle projected through a series of diorama. The Sun Gallery teaches the importance of the Sun in the living world, the phenomenon's of the Solar System and its religious consequences in India and other countries like China, Egypt and Greece.

The exhibition corner, Children's Creative Corner, displays work of art from Jawahar Bal Bhawan and Bal Bhawan Kendras. During the summer months the place becomes vibrant with workshops on art, craft, theatre, dance, music. Children are groomed under professional hands. A lot of other activities such as puppet shows, drama kits are made available to the children to enhance their creative skills.