About the Modern is a four-part series by Sumitra Sunder that traces the evolution of contemporary art in India’s metropolitan cities and how the movement has flourished outside the traditional spaces of museums and galleries. In part one of this series, the...
Rereeti founder-director Tejshvi Jain was a participant at the recently concluded 4th Museums and the Web Asia Conference 2015, held from October 5 to 8, at Melbourne, Australia. Here, she shares highlights from the pre-conference workshops. Over the last few weeks we...
A museum becomes truly accessible not just by addressing physical and social barriers in accessibility, but also by crafting introspective spaces for visitors as they visit galleries, writes Nilofar Shamim Haja. Image: National Museum of the American Indian, New...
It’s crucial for persons with disabilities to be part of an inclusive society that champions access to culture as equally important as getting a degree, seeking jobs, voting, and travelling writes Nilofar Shamim Haja. ReReeti’s mission is to provide every museum...
House museum is the tangible focus for varied meanings and interpretations of historical and contemporary narratives, writes Amareswar Galla. The concept of a house museum can be contextualised differently depending on the project. There are a diversity of house...
Policy makers and institutions need to take the lead with inclusionary practices for persons with disabilities within cultural spaces, writes Abhishek Ray. In the dawn of India’s museum development, we have seen the birth of new museums and the growth of the existing...
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