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Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata,
and
Rabindra Bharati University
are jointly organising an exhibition of the
Award Winning and Selected Artworks
of the
Faculty of Visual Arts, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata
at
Victoria Memorial Hall
from 9th March 2010 to 14th March 2010, 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.

His Excellency, Shri M.K. Narayanan, Hon'ble Governor of West Bengal
has kindly consented to inaugurate the exhibition
at 6.00 p.m. on Monday, 8th March 2010,
in presence of Professor Karuna Sindhu Das,
Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor of Rabindra Bharati University
and
Shri Ramananda Bandyopadhyay, eminent artist.

Entry to the inauguration ceremony is by invitation only


 VM organised a two-day seminar on "Authenticity of Museum Artifacts" at VMH
on 19th & 20th FEB 2010.
 Speaker on 19th FEB 2010 - Mr. K.K. Gupta, former Chief Consultant, IGNCA, New Delhi.
Speakers on 20th FEB 2010 - Mr. B.V. Kharbade, Scientist and Head of RCL, Mysore
AND
-Dr. V Jeyaraj, former Curator, Govt. Museum, Chennai.
 
Mr. K.K. Gupta delivering his talk.

Victoria Memorial Kolkata and Aus-Heritage Australia
organised a two day workshop
on :"Aspects of Care and Management of Museum Collection”
from 11th January 2010, 10.00 a.m.
at Rotary Sadan, Kolkata
94/2 Chowringhee Road, Kolkata - 700020
(beside Nehru Childrens Museum)
Mr. Vinod Daniel, Chairman Aus-Heritage
&
Mrs Kristin Denise Phillips,
Australian experts
spoke on the occasion.
Dr Saroj Ghose,
Former Director General
of National Council of Science Museums, Kolkata
addressed the inaugural function as Chief Guest.

News published in INDUS AGE - an Australian newspaper.
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 Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata,
Victoria and Albert Museum, London,
and British Council,
are jointly organizing an exhibition,
supported by the World Collections Programme

"INDIAN LIFE AND LANDSCAPE
BY WESTERN ARTISTS"
PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS FROM THE V&A 1790 - 1927

From 20 December 2009 to 31 January 2010 for public view
from 10.00 a.m. to 5,00 p.m.
(Note: The exhibition shall remain closed on Mondays and other Government Holidays)

Inauguration on 19th December 2009 at 6.00 p.m. at Victoria Memorial.

In the presence of
Jawhar Sircar, Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India;
Mark Jones, Director. V&A Museum;
Bina Sarkar Ellias, Editor-Publisher Gallerie International

(Entry to the inauguration ceremony is by invitation only)

 OTHER PROGRAMMES

2 January 2010: Watercolour workshop for school children
11.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.

2 January 2010: Talk by Michael Dockrill on British Foreign Office and Foreigners
5.30 p.m.

9 January2010: Quiz on Indian History by Barry O'Brien
3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.

16 January: India Through Western Eyes: Panel discussion
6.00 p.m.

23 January: Souvenir design workshop by Crafts Council of West Bengal
11.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.

30 January: Activity Sheet Workshop for school children
11.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.

Enquiries/ registrations
Rukmini Mukherjee, British Council: + 33 40074347
Piyashi Bharasa, Victoria Memorial: +33 22231890
Note about the above paintings:
Left: William Carpenter, Tara Chand, the court painter at Udaipur, Pencil and watercolour on paper, June or July 1851, © Victoria and Albert Museum/ V&A images
Right: John Griffiths, A woman holding a fish on her head, Bombay, Watercolour on paper, 1872 © Victoria and Albert Museum/ V&A

The Victoria Memorial Hall holds Light & Sound (Son-et-Lumiere) shows regularly, as a permanent special event.

The show entitled: ' Pride & Glory - the Story of Calcutta', was designed as a joint venture with Bengal Chamber of Commerce and is being held in both English and Bengali version.
The Show Timings are:  
October to February: 6.15 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. (Bengali)
7.15 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. (English)
March to June: 6.45 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. (Bengali)
7.45 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. (English)
Rates of Ticket: Rs. 10/- and Rs.20/-. Counter opens at 12.30 p.m. (Church Gate). No advance booking. Full ticket for children above three years. No shows on Mondays, National Holidays and Holi and between July to Septembetr. For block booking contact Education Officer or e-mail us.


PAST EVENTS

Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
&
and
Calcutta Muslim Orphanage organised

an
Art Workshop-cum-Sit & Draw Competition and Quiz Contest
for the children of various orphanages in Kolkata
to observe
Children's Day, 2009
at
Victoria Memorial Hall
on 14th November, 2009.

Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
organised

an exhibition of black and white photographs by Anirban Mitra
on Raj Bhavan of Kolkata
was on view from 5 p.m. of 9 OCT to 20 OCT 2009.

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Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
organized a talk entitled
"Oupanibeshik Aamale Bangaleer Byabasa-o-Banijya"
by Professor Chittabrata Palit,
U.G.C. Emeritus Fellow, Jadavpur University and
Director, Institute of Historical Studies, Kolkata
on 24th AUGUST 2009 at 3.00 p.m.
at Victoria Memorial Hall.
It was followed by an interactive session.

Professor Amit Bhattacharyya,
Professor of History, Jadavpur University, Kolkata presided

Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
organised a talk (with illustrations) entitled
"Environmental History of the Sunderbans"
by PROFESSOR RANJAN CHAKRABARTI,
Professor of History, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
on 20th July 2009 at 3.00 p.m.
at Victoria Memorial Hall
followed by an interactive session.

SHRI TUSAR KANJILAL, Secretary,
Tagore Society for Rural Development, Kolkata presided.

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