SHAILAJA TRIPATHI, The Hindu, September 28, 2014
[…] The problem isn’t that we don’t have museums — the city is full of them — but that we don’t know about them. Even if we do, we don’t feel particularly enthused to go there. To achieve a turnaround in this attitude, the Ministry of Culture launched a well-intentioned Museum Renewal Programme which included a Leadership Training Programme focusing on the development and training of in-service museum professionals so as to work in the areas of museum management, museum strategies and audience engagement. There was a joint initiative undertaken by the Union Ministry of Culture and the British Council whereby museum officials were familiarised with cutting edge knowledge of the best practices at museums abroad. When the impact of all this would start to reflect, and if at all…remains ambiguous at the moment but some of the museums seem to be on track. […]
Quite a few of them have upgraded themselves technologically, while some lie in utter neglect, like the Bharatiya Adimjati Sevak Sangrahalaya on Dr. Ambedkar Marg. The museum is maintained by Bharatiya Adimjati Sevak Sangh (BASS), a non-governmental organisation working for the welfare of tribals on scant funds. It can be a real discovery of tribal life for school children.
The other two museums in the city dealing with tribal and folk culture — the National Crafts Museum located at Pragati Maidan and the Malliah Memorial Theatre Crafts Museum — are both under renovation and they urgently needed it. While the Malliah Memorial Theatre Crafts Museum on Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg is completely out of bounds for people, the Crafts Museum isn’t. The complex is huge and renovation is being taken up in parts. One of the biggest additions to the museum is Café Lota which has made the place a little more alive for me. The newly done up shop looks amazing too.
Maybe you can start with the Crafts Museum this winter, because it gets even more lovely and lively in the cool weather.
Source: Museum Musings: Some peace and quiet – The Hindu
Address : http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/museum-musings-some-peace-and-quiet/article6452900.ece
Date Visited: Wed Oct 08 2014 14:55:37 GMT+0200 (CEST)
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