Museums of India - Softcover

Mahua Chakrabarti

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8123778465 ISBN 13: 9788123778464

Publisher: National Book Trust, India, 2016

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Language: English
Pages: 196 (Throughout Colored Illustrations)

About the Book

Museums act as great repository of our past. But are they only meant to preserve the past
for the present, or the present for the future? Or are they also meant to anticipate future
for us, as is evident from various futuristic museums related to science and discovery of
human knowledge. The present book takes up all these issues in an easy-to-understand,
and non-technical language to present an overview of the various dimensions, facets, role
and contribution of Museums in India, besides giving insight into career opportunities
available in the field. Illustrated with a number of photographs from various museums
across the country, the book is likely to appeal to the vast spectrum of readers including
historians, culture aficionados, museologists etc.

About the Author

Mahua Chakrabarti is an Associate Professor in the Department of Museology, University
of Calcutta. Awarded the gold medal for ranking first in order of merit in M.A. in Museology,
University of Calcutta, she has been engaged in researches in the field of Museology as well
as Indian art history for the last two decades. Author and editor of a number of books on
Museology published from India and abroad, she has also guided researches on various
aspects of Museology, archaeology and Indian art history, besides contributing research
papers to various national and international seminars and conferences in India and abroad.

She is also member of International Council of Museums (ICOM), life member of the
Asiatic Society, Kolkata, Indian Art History Congress, Museums Association of India, and
Itihas Sammilani, Dhaka, Bangladeshe

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