Mahatma Gandhi's Interactive AI Avatar at Delhi's Prime Minister's Museum From Today: All You Need to Know

Visitors to the Pradhanmantri Sanghralaya or the Prime Minister’s Museum in the national capital will be able to interact with a “hyper-realistic” AI-powered 3D avatar of Mahatma Gandhi from today, May 20, news agency PTI reported.

The AI-powered HoloBox interactive installation, the third such exhibition, will bring the spirit of Bapu to life through state-of-the-art technology, news agency officials said.

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For better interaction and visitor satisfaction, the museum has strengthened its use of technology, officials said. This will allow visitors to engage in a live interactive conversation with Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation.

Earlier, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and former President APJ Abdul Kalam’s artificial intelligence HoloBox installations were launched at the museum. It also plans to launch a similar installation of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee soon, the official said.

“Such initiatives reinforce the Pradhanmantri Sanghralaya’s commitment in presenting India’s political and democratic heritage in a holistic manner,” Ashwani Lohani, director of the Prime Minister’s Museum and Library, told the agency.

What is an interactive HoloBox with artificial intelligence?

The interactive HoloBox with artificial intelligence is a state-of-the-art holographic display that projects life-size hyper-realistic 3D digital images. Integrated with generative artificial intelligence and motion tracking sensors, it enables users to have real-time natural voice conversations with virtual personality avatars.

The project blends an immersive history experience with cutting-edge technology, officials said.

“We are working to expand the use of AI in the museum to enhance the visitor experience. So we started with Sardar Patel’s Holobox and then former president APJ Abdul Kalam’s life-size AI. We will soon bring similar avatars of Gandhiji and Atalji,” Lohani told PTI in a video interview in April.

He said the project is in its final stages and is expected to be launched by the end of May this year.

All about Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya

Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya was earlier known as Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML). In 1966, an association for the management of historical property and its collections was founded. However, in 2023, it was renamed as the Prime Minister’s Museum and Library (PMML) after the inauguration of the Sangrahalaya by Prime Minister Modi in 2022.

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The museum, which is heavily promoted by the government as a tourist attraction in Delhi, consists of a landmark building, originally built in 1929-30 as the residence of the then Commander-in-Chief of the British Military Forces in India, which later became the residence of the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and a new modern complex completed in 2022.

Lohani, who served as chairman and managing director (CMD) of Air India and chairman of the Railway Board, was appointed director of PMML almost a year ago.

PMML is a unique institution that preserves the legacy of all Indian Prime Ministers since independence and serves as a repository of an extraordinary wealth of archival documents, especially private documents related to VVIPs and VVIP organizations, over the last 100 years.

Such initiatives reinforce the commitment of the Pradhanmantri Sanghralaya in presenting India’s political and democratic heritage in a holistic manner.

More than 6.4 million people visited the museum in the financial year 2025-26.

As the former residence of the then Commander-in-Chief of India, there is also an 18th-century cannon – installed right outside the verandah of the historic building designed by Robert Tor Russell – which faces the majestic lawns in front of the ‘Teen Murti’ memorial on the roundabout that gave the old building its name – Teen Murti Bhawan.