Karachi Museum of History to be built by the seaside

But this part of the Beach View Park in Clifton is where a new, one of its kind, digitally interactive museum to preserve and celebrate the history and heritage of Sindh and the Pakistan independence movement will come up soon. It is where the Sindh government, the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and the Citizens Archive of Pakistan (CAP) hosted the ground-breaking ceremony of the Karachi Museum of History on a very breezy Saturday afternoon. Planned as a landmark cultural and educational space, the Karachi Museum of History will be built on globally recognised museum practices to create an immersive cultural institution that brings Pakistan’s independence and Sindh’s 5,000-year history to life through storytelling, technology, archival material and interactive experiences. Through innovative exhibition design, oral history, research and public engagement, the museum aims to become a landmark destination for culture, education and tourism in Karachi. It is an initiative that builds on CAP’s long-standing commitment to public history and cultural preservation, following the launch of the National History Museum in Lahore in partnership with the Punjab government in 2017. The groundbreaking was attended by key government officials and civil society members, including Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, Chief Secretary Asif Hyder Shah, Culture Minister Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah, Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab, KMC representatives and CAP members, including its Patron-in-Chief Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. Speaking on the occasion, CM Shah said Karachi is not only a city, it is an opportunity, a living archive of our collective memory, resilience and cultural diversity. “Karachi is a ci