Taking museums closer to students

Chennai | Sunday | 20th May, 2018

Summary:

more-inAround 80 college students will intern at the Government Museum in Egmore during their summer holidays, in a bid to involve them in the functioning of museums across the State. The students will also actively participate in the international museum day celebrations for the next six days. They will also get to attend the workshops and lectures over the next few days,” said Kavitha Ramu, director of museums. School students will also be encouraged to visit museums and we will also be introducing structured heritage trails focussed on 412 historical monuments across the state,” said K.

Pandiarajan, Minister for Tamil official Language and Culture. Workshops plannedThe Museum Day celebrations will have talks and walks on the museum campus, exploring the various galleries and workshops on Kirigami or paper cutting, Origami, and traditional games..