Museum Current Affairs, GK & News
Week-long celebration of ‘International Museum Day’
On the occasion of International Museum Day (IMD) on 18th May 2022, the Ministry of Culture is organizing week-long celebration across its museums from 16th May – 20th May 2022. Which museums are undertaking special initiatives to mark week-long celebrations? The National Museum (New Delhi), National Gallery of Modern Art (New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru), Allahabad ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Culture • Hackathons • International Museum Day (IMD) • Ministry of Culture and Tourism • Museum
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
The state-of-the-art National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC) inaugurated in Mumbai
On 19th January, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC) in Mumbai, Maharshtra. The state-of-the-art Museum has been built at a cost of over Rs 140 crore. The objective of the Museum is to take its visitors through an absorbing journey of over a century of Indian cinema in a ..
Topics: Exhibition • Films Division of India • Human activities • Humans • Museum
Ministry of Railways launches Mission Satyanishtha on ethics in public governance for its employees
In first of its kind event held by any government organization, the Indian Railways launched a program “Mission Satyanishtha” on ethics in public governance for its employees at National Rail Museum in New Delhi on July 27. The aim of the program is to sensitize all railway employees about the need to adhere to good ..
Topics: Axiology • Branches of philosophy • Ethics • Integrity • Museum • Philosophy of life • Social philosophy
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
Jatan and Darshak
Centre for Development for Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune, has developed a software named “Jatan” that is set to revolutionise museum experience. The objective was to make a digital imprint of all the objects preserved in museums. It will help researchers, curators and also people interested in the field. C-DAC also developed Darshak is a mobile-based ..
Topics: Centre for Development of Advanced Computing • India • Museum • National Portal and Digital Repository for Museums of India • Pune • QR code • States and union territories of India