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.

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PAST EVENTS

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VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL in collaboration with INTACH, West Bengal Chapter has organized a special event to observe World Heritage Day 2013 on the theme "Heritage of Education". The event comprised of lectures by eminent scholars and teachers; screening of films made by school children. It happened on Thursday, 18 April 2013, 4.00 pm at Victoria Memorial Hall (Portrait Gallery).


   
Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
and
Government Museum, Jhansi
presents
"1857: The First Spark of Independence"
An exhibition featuring reprints of objects on the first war of Independence
from the collection of Victoria Memorial Hall
opening on Tuesday, 18 December 2012, 4,00 pm
at Government Museum, Jhansi
The exhibition will remain on display from 18th December 2012 to 9th January 2013,
daily 2.00 p.m. to 8 p.m., except Mondays and National Holidays

To commemorate the 108th Foundation Day of VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL, it organised a lecture on "Archival Vision and Historical Imagination: Indian Experiences" by Professor Gautam Bhadra, former Tagore National Fellow, National Library and former Professor of History, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Kolkata on Friday, 4 January 2013, 5.45 pm at Victoria Memorial Hall.
The session was chaired by Professor Swapan K Chakravorty Secretary & Curator, Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata


VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL
is organising a special lecture on
The Museum of Tomorrow -
Developing a New Vision
by Shri Sabyasachi Mukherjee
Director General,
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Murnbai
on
Monday, 1 October 2012 at 5.30 pm
at Victoria Memorial Hall.
Professor Swapan K Chakravorty, Secretary & Curator, VMH will chair the session.
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Entry by invitation only

On the occasion of
WORLD TOURISM DAY

VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL
cordially invites you to a talk on the theme for
this year as declared by the United Nations
Tourism and Sustainable Energy:
Powering Sustainable Development
by

Dr Asish K Ghosh
Director, Centre for Environment and Development

Thursday, 27 September 2012, 5.30 pm
at Victoria Memorial Hall
1 Queen’s Way, Kolkata – 700071
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To celebrate World Tourism Day, entry to the Museum and the Garden
of Victoria Memorial Hall will be free for visitors throughout the day

VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL
cordially invites all to the opening of
The Upper Floor Gallery of the
QUEEN'S HALL for the visitors
by
His Excellency the Governor of West Bengal
Shri M K NARAYANAN
on
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 11.00 am
at Victoria Memorial Hall
1 Queen's Way, Kolkata 700 071
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All are requested to take their seats 15 minutes before the start of programme

On the occasion of World Music Day
VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL
announces the formal unveiling for public display of
QUEEN VICTORIA'S PIANO
ordered for her music lessons as a Girl by King William IV
in the year 1829 and presented to Victoria Memorial Hall
by King Edward VII in 1905
Thursday 21 June 2012, 6 p.m.
at Victoria Memorial Hall (Queen's Hall)
by
Professor Swapan K. Chakraborty
Secretary & Curator, Victoria Memorial Hall
Musician Jyotishka Dasgupta and
Filmmaker/ Singer Anjan Dutt will be present as Special Guests.
The unveiling ceremony will be followed by a short piano performance
 

The Activity Club, Victoria Memorial Hall organised a Just-a-Minute session on the occasion of World Heritage Day on Wednesday, 18 April 2012 from 11.30 a.m. to 1 pm at Victoria Memorial Hall. Moderator- Shri Nandan Bagchi.

Victoria Memorial Hall organised
in conjunction with the retrospective exhibition of Sakti Burman, an interactive session -
"A sense of Wonder - Prof B.N. Goswami in conversation with Sakti Burman".
Monday 9th April 2012, 6 p.m. at Victoria Memorial Hall

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