International Museum Day, is a five-day long program of multiple events launched on Monday by the Culture minister. The events include live performances and exhibitions at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) at the National Museum. Free entries with extended hours were provided to enjoy every bit of this event.
However, apart from the NGMA Delhi and the NM, the program includes activities and free tickets at the NGMA Mumbai and Bengaluru, the Indian Museum and Victoria Memorial in Kolkata, the Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad, the Allahabad Museum in Prayagraj, and the National Council of Science Museums. A series of guided walking tours and painting workshops based on the works of Jamini Roy and Amrita Sher-Gil is being held at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Delhi. For extended hours, ” Night at the Museum” is organized for underprivileged children.
On Monday evening, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri opened a Brazil exhibition titled “Brasilia 60+ and the Construction of Modern Brazil”. On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the National Museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Curator-led walks, hands-on activities for children, and a session with conservators was all part of the week’s schedule.https://www.nationalmuseumindia.gov.in/en/home
A teachers’ training program will be held in partnership with CCRT, Dwarka, Mata Sundari College, and the Indian Culture Portal. Following that, a one-day meeting of museum educators will be held in Delhi, with participation from both central and state government museums. Different NGOs are organizing and dedicated walks for the children.
For the museum educators’ meeting, the National Museum is working collaboratively with Heritage Lab, Access for All, and Flow India. The meet is a pilot effort of the National Museum, designed to bring government museum educators together on a single platform to explore opportunities, difficulties, and feasible solutions.
International Museum Day is a global annual commemoration organized by the International Council of Museums on or around May 18. Every year, the event focuses on a different theme that represents a current issue confronting museums. The Power of Museums is this year’s theme. More than 37,000 museums from 158 countries and territories will be participating in the event.
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