⇒ The Union Minister for Culture, Tourism and Development of the North- Eastern Region, Shri G Kishan Reddy inaugurated the 2-day Global Summit on ‘Reimagining Museums in India’ in Hyderabad on 15 February 2022.
Organized by:
Ministry of Culture, Government of India organized a first of its kind, 2-Day Global Summit on ‘Reimagining Museums in India’, on 15-16 February 2022. The Summit was organised in partnership with Bloomberg. The summit was organized under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Theme:
The online summit covered four broad themes:
- Architecture and Functional Needs
- Management
- Collections (including Curation & Conservation practices)
- Education and Audience Engagement
Objective:
- Sharing global best practices for Museum development and management.
- Understanding the current needs of Indian museums.
- Fostering strategic partnerships between Indian and international museums.
- Developing a blueprint for renewal of museums.
Participants:
Participants from countries such as India, Australia, France, Italy, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States participated in the summit.
The Global Summit brought together leading luminaries, domain experts and practitioners in the field of museum development and management from India and around the world to discuss best practices and strategies.