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Kolkata: Four iconic colonial buildings in the city, namely the Currency Building, Metcalfe Hall, the Belvedere House and the Victoria Memorial Hall have been refurbished, so that they can emerge as 'vibrant cultural space' in the city. The renovation work has involved setting up of new exhibitions and curation of old galleries in these heritage structures. "The Ministry of Culture plans to develop cultural spaces around iconic buildings in metro cities. Kolkata is India's cultural capital and we feel that there is a lot of scope for development of museum and cultural space here," said Raghvendra Singh, CEO of Development of Museums and Cultural Spaces, Government of India. There will be three floors of exhibition space with 13 well designed galleries, where over 600 art pieces will be on display..