On the third and the last day of the National seminar on ‘Ethnographic Museums in India: Contributions, Representations and Future Possibilities’ organised at IGRMS, Bhopal, presentations on the theme ‘University Museums’ were made.

Eight valuable presentation were by Departmental Museum under the Tezpur University of Assam; Dharohar Haryana Museum, Kurukshetra University, Thanesar, Haryana; Dept. of Anthropology, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh; Museum of IGNUT, Amarkantak; Department of Anthropology, Utkal University, Odisha; Dept of Anthropology, Panjab University, Chandigarh and museum at Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra Society, Guwahati, Assam.

To compare and contrast the various issues of ethnographic museum in India vis-à-vis such museums in Australia, USA and Canada. To visualize various challenges, ethical issues and possibilities with regard to the future of such museums.

Alka Pande Curate the Kanha Museum of Life And Art, Madhya Pradesh, where she worked with the tribal communities of Baiga and Gond and curated a museum for indigenous art of the region for the Singinawa Lodge, which works on the ethos of fair trade and sustainability.

The seminar ended with the valedictory lecture and valedictory address was given by Alka Pande (Art Consultant and Curator, Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi) spoke extensively about Art on global scenario and told that The ethnographic museum in India is performing very well but the changes are happening in small museums established in the small town.

Community participation in the development of ethnographic museum is necessary in the future. Prof. Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri, Director, IGRMS chaired the session and vote of thanks was given by Rakesh Kumar Bhatt, Asst. Keeper, IGRMS. The seminar was attended by a large number of delegates from different institutions, Universities and Museums of India.