Directorate of Museums Assam NRLC organized Workshop on Care for Museum Objects

Guwahati | Tuesday | 5th November, 2019

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STAFF REPORTERGUWAHATI: The Directorate of Museums, Assam, in collaboration with the National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property (NRLC), Lucknow, has organized a workshop on care of museum objects at Kanaklal Barua auditorium in Assam state Museum. The workshop has focused on many important aspects, including preventive conservation, object cleaning, storage management, handling, packing and transportation, disaster management and documentation etc. The Directorate of Museums Yazing, Assam Shimray Wunglengton said, “The current workshop is focused on conservation of heritage objects. If we maintain preventive conservation, 70 per cent of objects can be prolonged and preserved for posterity. We have another museum coming up at Silchar in the next few years.”Also Read: Assam State Museum To Collaborate With ONCOCARE For Cancer AwarenessAlso Watch: Assam Martial Arts shines at World Martial Arts Games 2019 in London.