Prof Sarit K Chaudhuri, Director, IGRMS under the Union Minister of Culture and Prof TV Kattimani, Vice Chancellor of IGNTU, Central University under MHRD, Govt. of India Amarkantak signed an MOU on May 5, 2019, for initiating PG Diploma courses in Museology.
This will be a new beginning in Manav Sangrahalaya which is known as one of the finest ethnographic Museum of Asia.
This new academic journey will be started within this year where graduate or even post Graduate students from all over India irrespective of discipline will be in a position to join by clearing entrance examination which will be conducted by IGNTU and IGRMS.
Along with Sangrahalaya Curators, IGNTU faculties, eminent museum specialists of our country will be involved in the course which will be more focused on the development of skill and knowledge about contemporary museum practices in 21st century. Detailed information about the modalities, entrance and other formalities will be given in IGRMS and IGNTU websites and even in print and social media.
Besides, the museum in a statement said the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal entry for the visitor will be free on the occasion of International Museum Day 2019 on Saturday.