The Ministry of Culture on Thursday issued detailed standard operating procedures (SOPs) for reopening of museums, art galleries, and exhibitions under it, on preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, based on the Unlock 5.0 guidelines. They have been closed since March 17.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced the decision to rename the under-construction Mughal Museum in Agra after Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Coronavirus pandemic has confined all of us indoors. The outbreak has forced us to either limit or eliminate our outings altogether.This has given rise to many things such as virtual meets, virtual 'travel' and more. Securities and Exchanges Board of India (SEBI) seems to have decided to go with the trend. It is planning to launch a virtual museum.
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the Tourism Ministry has decided to close all museum and ASI monuments for general public till March 31.
Central Railway on Friday as a preventive measure to counter coronavirus, announced that Heritage Museum at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus will remain closed for public viewing for the month of March 2020.
India has made a formal request for a 15th century bronze idol believed to be stolen from a temple in Tamil Nadu and found its way to a UK museum through auction.
Two thieves switched off power supply at 5 a.m. before breaking through a window into the Green Vault museum in Dresden, eastern Germany, which in the past boasted that it was "as secure as Fort Knox", a Daily Mail Online report said.
Items from the new find were displayed at a makeshift exhibition at the famed Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, south of Cairo, near where mummies and other artifacts have been found in a vast necropolis.
In August and September of 1947, away from the celebration of Independence, Gandhi chose to be in Kolkata with some of his followers to calm the rioters down. He stayed in the building during his stay.
On August 18, President Ram Nath Kovind unveiled what is India's first-ever 'underground museum' developed within the estimated century-old bunker, spread across over 15,000 square feet with 13 rooms and a 20-feet tall majestic gate.
“I bow to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his Jayanti. He was a stalwart who committed himself towards ensuring India is free and leads a life of dignity. We are committed to fulfilling his ideals and creating a strong India”, the Prime Minister said.
Modi will also visit the Yaad-e-Jallian Museum, (museum on the Jallianwala Bagh and World War I) and the Museum on 1857- India's first war of Independence and Drishyakala-Museum on Indian Art at the same venue, a statement from his office said.
The 10,975.36 sqm museum will be constructed at the cost of Rs 271 crore. It will showcase the life and works of all prime ministers of India.
Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma and Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri will lay the foundation stone for the museum at Teen Murti Estate, the official residence of India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
Police recoveres Nizam's gold tiffin box, teacup stolen from museum in Hyderabad. Two persons have been arersted in this case
The museum was visited by Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar and other senior officials following the theft.
Images on Brazilian television showed how the fire, which is believed to have started after the facility had closed for the day, had spread throughout the building.
Bienen-Davis handbags, because of their expert designs, have carved a niche by being part of one of the world's largest museums
You’ve probably noticed by now that everyone you know is sharing photos of famous works of art that eerily look like their twin.
"You end up feeling so grateful to that generation who, I think, helped rebuild the nation, despite having suffered such trauma," says Mallika Ahluwalia, CEO of the Partition Museum .
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