Almost 2 yrs after launch cityrsquos lone art gallery yet to get curator

  • | Tuesday | 19th February, 2019

We are equally concerned about the gallery and have already started receiving applications for the post of art curator. It is the city’s lone art gallery and it should be taken care of.”According to MDDA sources, the gallery has an estimated budget of approximate Rs 2crore and is divided into two parts — the museum and the gallery. Dehradun: Uttara Museum of Contemporary Arts, the state’s first art gallery was inaugurated in September 2017 by CM Trivendra Singh Rawat at MDDA complex in Dehradun. We will employee the curator at the earliest.”When asked the poor condition of the gallery, she said, “We have already started the process to renovate parts of the gallery. A resident said, “Tiles on the walls of the museum are falling apart and rain water is also seeping inside the gallery.

Dehradun: Uttara Museum of Contemporary Arts, the state’s first art gallery was inaugurated in September 2017 by CM Trivendra Singh Rawat at MDDA complex in Dehradun. A Jaipur-based renowned artist Surendra Pal Joshi had taken the initiative to open a public art gallery for artists and the project was executed by Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA).It’s been almost two years that the gallery was opened, but it is yet to get a curator. As a result, one can see tiles falling apart and leaking roofs of the gallery. Meanwhile, the culture department claimed that it has recently got the charge to maintain the gallery and they have already received applications for the post of curator.Residents and art lovers alleged that within two years of its inauguration, the museum has lost its luster. A resident said, “Tiles on the walls of the museum are falling apart and rain water is also seeping inside the gallery. Either the MDDA did a shoddy work with its construction or they didn’t maintain it properly. It is the city’s lone art gallery and it should be taken care of.”According to MDDA sources, the gallery has an estimated budget of approximate Rs 2crore and is divided into two parts — the museum and the gallery. A cafeteria for visitors was also proposed but work for it is yet to take off.Till date, the gallery has appointed only two people — a receptionist and another man who looks after the entire museum on a temporary basic. However, the most important person in an art gallery or the curator who knows about the paintings and the handicrafts and explains the same to visitors, is missing in the city’s lone art museum.Beena Bhatt, director of state culture department, told TOI, “The museum-cum-gallery was initially under MDDA and later, it was handed over to the culture department. We are equally concerned about the gallery and have already started receiving applications for the post of art curator. We will employee the curator at the earliest.”When asked the poor condition of the gallery, she said, “We have already started the process to renovate parts of the gallery. We are also planning to put up the gallery on rent to hold frequent exhibitions. We will encourage local artists and painters to display their work to draw crowd.”

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