The Academy consist of a museum in memory of the poet, a research library, an art gallery, an auditorium and a computerised calligraphy training center in collaboration with the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language. The Academy is visited by thousand of Indian as well foreign scholars, writers, poets and academicians. The academy claims to have a wide and rich collection of books which are not available anywhere else. The Academy today engages in the development and promotion of the Urdu Language. It organizes literary and cultural programs on famous Urdu Poets like Ghalib and Allama Iqbal etc. to further the cause of Urdu Language. It also organizes seminars, workshops, exhibition and literary meets etc. The mausoleum of Mirza Ghalib is just next to the Academy building. It lies in the attached courtyard of the building just on the way to the Dargah of Nizamuddin. The Humayun's Tomb is also at a walking distance from the museum.
History
In the middle of the twentieth century in order to keep alive the memory of the Indian poet Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, Hakeem Abdul Hameed formed a society named Ghalib Academy which was later joined by many other influential people of the time. This society had its registered office at Hamdard Manzil Lal Kuan Delhi. The Society president Hakeem Abdul Hameed purchased two plots adjacent to Ghalib's Mazar in Nizamuddin Basti and got the Ghalib Academy building constructed there. It was formally declared open by the then President of India Dr. Zakir Hussain on the occasion of the Ghalib Centenary on 22 February 1969.
Aims and objectives
To perpetuate the memory of Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib in India and abroad.
To conduct research on Ghalib and his age.
To arrange for the education of oriental languages for the study of Ghalib.
To collaborate with Societies, Organization or Institutions carrying on kindred activities.
Library – It has books covering topics which are not part of Ghalib's life but also covers other topics.
Auditorium – The Ghalib Academy also organizes seminars, literary meets, exhibitions, stage shows, musical soirees, and documentary films to discuss the life of Ghalib
Publications Section – The Academy has a publication section that oversees the publication of books on Ghalib and his contemporaries. Some of the much appreciated books by the publication section are Ghalib Aur Ahung -e- Ghalib, Ghalib aur Fan-e- Tanqeed, Ghalib Aur Zaka Momin Shakhsiat Aur fun, Talmihat-e- Ghalib.The Academy has brought out gorgeous editions of Dewan- e -Ghalib on art paper. It also publishes half-yearly literary JournalJahan-e-Ghalib.
Training Center – the academy runs a centre for learning Urdu language, Urdu typing, and computerized calligraphy. The Urdu language course is recognized by Delhi University.
