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2019 edition of International Museum Day (IMD)
The International Museum Day (IMD) is observed every year on May 18 to raise awareness about the importance of museums as means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples. The 2019 theme is ‘Museums as Cultural Hubs: The Future of Tradition’.
Topics: Culture • Humanities • International Museum Day • Museology • Museum • Peace
Rajasthan government decides to hold convention on preserving heritage properties in Bharatpur
The Rajasthan government has decided to hold convention on preserving heritage properties & promoting heritage tourism in Bharatpur on September 13-14, 2018. Organised by the Indian Heritage Hotels Association (IHHA), the convention on ‘Revitalising India as a Heritage Destination’ will witness national and international experts speak on preservation of heritage buildings, museums and promoting lesser-known ..
Topics: Cultural heritage • Cultural tourism • Heritage tourism • Museology
International Council on Monuments and Sites launches an initiative to save cultural heritage in flood-devastated Kerala
The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) has launched a Kerala Heritage Rescue Initiative to assess damage to rich cultural and built heritage in flood-devastated Kerala. The initiative aims to set up a platform for emergency response to the cultural heritage damaged by the floods in Kerala. It has also set up a Facebook ..
Topics: Australia ICOMOS • Conservation and restoration • Cultural heritage • Culture • Heritage • Historic preservation • Humanities • International Council on Monuments and Sites • International cultural organizations • Museology
2018 International Museum Day (IMD)
The International Museum Day (IMD) is observed every year on May 18 to raise awareness of the fact that, “Museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples”. The 2018 theme is “Hyperconnected museums: New approaches, new publics”.
Topics: Culture • Humanities • International Museum Day • Museology • Museum • Peace
India and Canadawill jointly issue postage stamps with Diwali as theme
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently informed that India and Canada have mutually agreed to jointly issue a set of two Commemorative Postage Stamps on the theme Diwali. The joint stamps will be released on September 21, 2017, as per MoU signed between the postal departments of the two countries. ..
Topics: Commemorative stamp • Cultural heritage • Culture • Museology • Postage stamp • Stamp collecting