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...
To celebrate World Heritage Day (April 18), Rereeti in collaboration with British Council, Bangalore is pleased to host a public discussion titled ‘MultipliCITY: Diversity in Bangalore’s Heritage (Past, Present & Future). Date: April 24, 2015 | Time:...
In this three-part series, Poulomi Das will take us through the history, present and future of museums in India. In this post, we take a walk through the origin of museums. When you visit a museum and look at objects placed within glass cases, some observing you with...
In part 1 of her post on ‘Writing Text for Museums,’ Lucy Harland took us through the guiding principles that curators should keep in mind while drafting signage. In part 2 of this post, the author delves into the intricacies of crafting text for various...
How can curators draft engaging labels, without distracting visitors with too much information about the objects? In part 1 of this post, Lucy Harland writes about the fine art of signage. Image: Visitors at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam | Photo courtesy: Lucy Harland....
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