Regional Science Centre Bhopal is commemorating International Museum Day which is an ICOM initiative whose objective is to raise awareness that the “Museums are an important Institution which is instrumental in progress of Society, foster cultures through cultural exchange, cooperation and peace among people”. Theme on which this year’s International Museum day holds is"Museums as Cultural Hubs: The Future of Tradition".
Traditionally, museums role is to collect objects and materials of cultural, religious and historical importance, preserve them for research and present them to public for purpose of education and enjoyment.
To foster the objective of the day, this centre is organising a unique programme “My Collection”. Varied collections by around 50 individuals including adults and students from in and around Bhopal are actively taking part in this exhibition by way of displaying their unique collections viz; Visiting cards, Toy cars, Postal stamps, coins, Key Tags, Fossils, Match boxes, Antique utensils, Caps, Wooden samples, Ancient bricks, Ancient Stones, Hand Made Handkerchief, Photos of cartoons, Wrist watches, Brass lamps, Old medicine bottles, Traditional Betel Pots, Tribal Books, Photographs of Wild Life, Button Art etc. at Regional Science Centre, Bhopal.
The Exhibition will be inaugurated through the hands of Hemraj Suryavanshi, Dy. Director General, Geological Survey of India on 18.05.2019 at 11 am. The timings for the exhibition will be from 11 am to 05.30 pm. This exhibition will be on display for one day i.e. 18.05.2018 only. The Concluding Session of the event will be organised at around 3:00 pm in which Prof Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri, Director, Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya will be the Chief Guest and felicitate all the participants/individual collectors.