Museums in Independent India

Views: 2,256 by | May 18, 2015 | Blog

Image: The Dr Bhau Daji Lad City Museum in Mumbai. Between 2003 and 2007, this museum, established in 1855, has undergone a major restoration under the supervision of the Mumbai chapter of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH). Till now, we...

The Museums of India During Colonial Rule

Views: 6,134 by | May 6, 2015 | Blog

In the second part of the Museums in India Series, Poulomi Das explores how museums thrived in pre-Independent India. Image: The Indian Museum in Kolkata, 1907. Photo courtesy: Popular Science Monthly, Volume 71, Wikimedia. The Indian Museum in...
Why Indians Don’t Visit Museums in India

Why Indians Don’t Visit Museums in India

Views: 3,733 by | Feb 3, 2015 | Blog

I have been a student of art history and a professional working in the field of art galleries and museums for more than a decade. I meet and interact with countless people in my line of work and beyond, at workshops and conferences and through my own social network....
Using Theatre and Performance to Engage Museum Visitors

Using Theatre and Performance to Engage Museum Visitors

Views: 548 by | Jan 22, 2015 | Blog

Last month, I attended a day-long, state–level, arts education seminar organized by the India Foundation for the Arts (IFA). This seminar, part of the Bangalore-based organization’s Kali Kalisu (it means, learn and teach in Kananda) initiative, focused on arts-based...

A Shining GEM: Group for Education in Museums

Views: 580 by | Jan 12, 2015 | Blog

One of Rereeti’s aspirations is to provide a support network for museum educators and others working with the public in museums and galleries. This blog aims to give a flavour of what one such organisation in the UK, GEM, provides. The ‘Group for Education in...

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