MUSEUM PROPESSIONALS TO DELIBERATE ON

‘STRATEGIC TRANSFORMATIONS: MUSEUMS IN 21^ST CENTURY’ ON 10^TH FEB., 2014

More than 200 leading Museum Professionals from 9 countries and over 20 cities of India are participating in an International Conference on Strategic Transformations in Museums in New Delhi & Kolkata from February 10-14 2014.

AnInternational Conference and Intensive Seminar on ‘Strategic Transformations: Museums in 21^st Century’was inaugurated by Smt. ChandreshKumariKatoch, Hon’ble Union Minister of Culture today at the National Science Centre, Delhi in presence of Prof. Dr.Hans-Martin Hinz, President, The International Council of Museums (ICOM), Dr.KapilaVatsyayan, Former Secretary (Culture) and Founder Director & Chairperson of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Dr.SarojGhose, Former President ICOM and Adviser to the President's Secretariat, Delhi, ShriPramod Kumar Jain, Joint Secretary of Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India & other eminent museum professionals and cultural personalities.

The conference has been organised by National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), under the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India in collaboration with Indian Museum, Kolkata, National Museum, Delhi and National Committee of ICOM and supported by Ministry of Culture, Anthropological Survey of India, British Council and Indian Overseas Bank. The delegates will deliberate on four important themes; ‘Museums and Transformations’, ‘Museums and Digital Domain’ ‘Museums and Human Resource Development’ and ‘Museums and Relevance’. The Kolkata leg of the conference shall coincide with the yearlong activities of the bicentenary celebrations of the Indian Museum, Kolkata, the oldest museum in the sub-continent.

Museums all over the world are witnessing a sea change in recent times in concept, approach, management and communication. Attractive architecture, inviting displays, visitor friendly communication tools and visitors centric planning are replacing traditional approach. Due to advent of Digital technology and other resources has transformed museums making them places of learning& cultural experience. They are no more storehouses of tangible cultural objects but places of experience &learning.  They play an important role in community development. Deliberating & sharing of best practices by leading museum professionals from across the world will help in drawing aroad-map for transformation of Museums in India,to match the global trends.

About NCSM:

Note:NCSM, an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India is the largest network of science centres/museums/planetariums in the world. Having its Headquarter in Kolkata, it manages 25 science museums/centres spread across the country. In addition it has developed 22 Science Centres which have been handed over to different States and Union Territories of India.  NCSM has also developed several centres and galleries for different Govt. organsiations such as ONGC, BEL, ICAR and also collaborated internationally for development of Museum/Science Centres or for galleries such as Rajiv Gandhi Science Centre, Mauritius, ''India gallery on Buddhism' at 'International Buddhist Museum', Sri Lanka etc. NCSM strives to communicate Science and educate masses by its Mobile Science Exhibitions, Lectures and Demonstrations, Training and Workshops, Publications etc. NCSM has also sent exhibition to countries like Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Russia, USA, Bhutan, China, Bangladesh, Bulgaria and France. In short, NCSM is taking science to people and making people for Science. Science City Kolkata, developed by NCSM, is one of the best places to visit. For more details please visit our website www.ncsm.gov.in or feel free to contact at the numbers given below.