INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE &
INTENSIVE SEMINAR
PR No. – NCSM/Intcof2014/01
PRESS RELEASE
MUSEUM PROPESSIONALS TO DELIBERATE ON
‘STRATEGIC TRANSFORMATIONS: MUSEUMS IN 21ST CENTURY’ ON 10TH FEB., 2014
More than 200 leading Museum Professionals from 9 countries and over 20 cities of
India are participating in an International Conference on Strategic Transformations
in Museums in New Delhi & Kolkata from February 10-14 2014.
An International Conference and Intensive Seminar on ‘Strategic
Transformations: Museums in 21st Century’ was inaugurated by Smt. Chandresh Kumari
Katoch, Hon’ble Union Minister of Culture today at the National Science Centre, Delhi in
presence of Prof. Dr. Hans-Martin Hinz, President, The International Council of Museums
(ICOM), Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Former Secretary (Culture) and Founder Director &
Chairperson of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Dr. Saroj Ghose, Former
President ICOM and Adviser to the President's Secretariat, Delhi, Shri Pramod Kumar Jain,
Joint Secretary of Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India & other eminent museum professionals
and cultural personalities.
The conference has been organised by National Council of Science Museums
(NCSM), under the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India in collaboration with Indian Museum,
Kolkata, National Museum, Delhi and National Committee of ICOM and supported by
Ministry of Culture, Anthropological Survey of India, British Council and Indian Overseas
Bank. The delegates will deliberate on four important themes; ‘Museums and
Transformations’, ‘Museums and Digital Domain’ ‘Museums and Human Resource
Development’ and ‘Museums and Relevance’. The Kolkata leg of the conference shall
coincide with the yearlong activities of the bicentenary celebrations of the Indian Museum,
Kolkata, the oldest museum in the sub-continent.
Museums all over the world are witnessing a sea change in recent times in concept,
approach, management and communication. Attractive architecture, inviting displays,
visitor friendly communication tools and visitors centric planning are replacing traditional
approach. Due to advent of Digital technology and other resources has transformed
museums making them places of learning & cultural experience. They are no more
storehouses of tangible cultural objects but places of experience & learning. They play an
important role in community development. Deliberating & sharing of best practices by
leading museum professionals from across the world will help in drawing a road-map for
transformation of Museums in India, to match the global trends.
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About NCSM:
Note: NCSM, an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India is the
largest network of science centres/museums/planetariums in the world. Having its Headquarter in
Kolkata, it manages 25 science museums/centres spread across the country. In addition it has
developed 22 Science Centres which have been handed over to different States and Union
Territories of India. NCSM has also developed several centres and galleries for different Govt.
organsiations such as ONGC, BEL, ICAR and also collaborated internationally for development of
Museum/Science Centres or for galleries such as Rajiv Gandhi Science Centre, Mauritius, ''India
gallery on Buddhism' at 'International Buddhist Museum', Sri Lanka etc. NCSM strives to
communicate Science and educate masses by its Mobile Science Exhibitions, Lectures and
Demonstrations, Training and Workshops, Publications etc. NCSM has also sent exhibition to
countries like Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Russia, USA, Bhutan, China, Bangladesh, Bulgaria and
France. In short, NCSM is taking science to people and making people for Science. Science City
Kolkata, developed by NCSM, is one of the best places to visit. For more details please visit our
website www.ncsm.gov.in or feel free to contact at the numbers given below.
33, Block-GN, Sector-V, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata-700091
www.ncsm.gov.in, e-mail-proncsm@gmail.com Ph-033-23575545 (Ext. 256), Mob: 08334052782