In the series of museum popular lecture, on Monday Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya organized an online special lecture on the occasion of International Museum Day 2020.
In this lecture Prof Amareshwar Galla, Director, International Centre for Inclusive Cultural Leadership, Anant University, Ahmedabad (Gujarat) delivered lecture on the Topic “Ethnographic/Anthropology Museums: Agencies for Promoting Inclusion and Diversity” through Online via Facebook.
At the beginning of the programme, Dr. Praveen Kumar Mishra, Director, IGRMS apprised all from Prof. Amareshwar Galla and he said that international Museum Day to increase public awareness of the role of museums in the development of society, and it has been steadily gaining momentum ever since.
On this occasion, Mishra said in his message that, The objective of International Museum Day is to raise awareness among in the public about museums and make them aware about their history and culture by visiting museums.
On the occasion of International Museum Day, the I G R M S, invites all museums and culture lovers of Bhopal to participate in communicating between tradition and future in a “Impact of covid-19 on Museums”. Professor Amareshwar Galla while addressing online via Facebook Watch Live and said that that The data coming from various parts of the world suggest that covid-19 has some correlation with the deforestation and other factors of environment pollution.
IGRMS is one of the only Museum of the world which connects archaeological past with ethnographic present.
There are several important documents on the subject of museology published by international Council of museums and other international bodies which should be translated in Indian languages so that more and more museums can take the benefits of these documents.
In present day, situation usually 20% of the middle class people accessing the museums. To get connected with the rest of the 80% people museums have to work ethically with communities and the research will play an important role in this.
He answered a question of listener on a digital museum and said a closed book is like a block of stone. Same is the case of digitized Museum object. India has vast opportunities to engage with artists and communities.
Its view properly Commenting on the lower position of museums in the priority list of Government professor Galla told that museums view should be properly advocated in the Government sector.
There should be a professional body of museologists which should engage with the Government and communicate.
At the end of the programme Prof Galla thanked to 2144 people connected through Facebook and around 8000 people saw the lecture, thanked for this.