Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
is orgahising a talk entitled
"Mughal Miniatures:
Portraits under the Imperial Mughals"
by
Dr. Taran Kumar Biswas,
Director,
Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata

on
August 30, 2010 at 4.00 p.m.

at
Victoria Memorial Hall
followed by an interactive session.

Shri Ramananda Bandopadhyay,
renowned painter
has kindly consented to chair and speak
on the occasion.

(Entry by invitation only)


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


Victoria Memorial Hall
organized a talk entitled
"The Angel atop the Memorial Revisited"
by
Professor Madhusudan Bhattacharya,
Retired Professor and Head Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Jadavpur University, Kolkata

on July 19, 2010 at 5 p.m.
at
Victoria Memorial Hall,
followed by an interactive session.

Professor Pradip Narayan Ghosh,
Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
presided over the programme.

Oxford University Press & Victoria Memorial Hall
organised the release of a box set of books :

BAHUDHA AND POST 9/11 WORLD
&
INDIA'S CULTURE: The State, the Arts and Beyond
by B.P.SINGH

Chief Guest
Shri M.K. NARAYANAN
His Excellency the Governor of West Bengal

Speakers
Professor SABYASACHI BHATTACHARYA
Eminent Historian

Professor SUGATA BOSE
Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs, Harvard University

Shri B.P. SINGH,
His Excellency the Governor of Sikkim and the author of the books
were present.

Monday, 5 July 2010 at 6.00 p.m.
Raj Bhavan, Kolkata, West Bengal 

 On the occasion of
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
on 5th June 2010

Victoria Memorial organized the following two events:
 7.00 a.m.:

Planting of saplings in the garden in presence of -

Shri Utpal Chatterjee, Sheriff of Kolkata;

Shri H. P. Budhia, President, Friends of Victoria Memorial;

Shri S. K. Todi, Vice-President of Friends of Victoria Memorial;

Shri Amalesh Dasgupta, Secretary General, West Bengal Federation of United Nations Associations;

Shri Sitaram Sharma, Chairman, West Bengal Federation of United Nations Associations.
3.00 p.m.: 

In-house lecture by Dr. Arunabha Mazumdar, Ex-Professor,
All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata

Theme: Controlling Environmental Pollution

Programmes organized by Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
between July 2009 and April 2010 : A Report

 Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata organized the following programmes on the occasion of "International Museum Day 2010"


Check out message from Swami Prabhananda,
General Secretary Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission
on the theme of International Museum Day - 'Museum and Social Harmony'
Detailed Programme

 Date  Time  Programme  Age group
17 MAY 2010  11 a.m. to
12 noon		 Children's Art Competition 8 years to 11 years
&
12 years to 15 years
18 MAY 2010  11 a.m. to
4 p.m.		 Treasure Hunt  Open to all
18 MAY 2010   Special viewing of some artifacts
in the Portrait Hall		  Open to all
18 MAY 2010  5 p.m. Panel discussion entitled
"Museum and Social Harmony" followed by panel discussion.

Participants:
Professor Amalendu De
Professor Sovan Som
Professor Tapati Guha Thakurta
Dr. Sekhar Bhowmick		  
19 MAY 2010 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. In-house Seminar :
"Historical development in the methods and materials of the paintings".

Resource persons:
Professor Jogen Chaudhuri
Professor Sovan Som		  
 
A message from the General Secretary 
of Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math
Swami Prabhananda
on the theme of International Museum Day - 'Museum and Social Harmony'
  MESSAGE
 

 'Unity in diversity' is a wonderful heritage that India discovered, long back, adopted in life-style and disseminated among others. History abounds with illustrations to show that 'uniformity in diversity' tried in the past did not yield any happy solution. Interestingly, it was Sri Ramakrishna, the 'Prophet of Harmony of Religions' also used to say, "He is indeed a real man who has harmonized everything. Most people are one-sided. But I find all opinions point to the One." He lived a life which demonstrated how religious harmony can bring diverse groups of people together. 'Harmony' is the key solution in today's troubled world with manifold diversities. In the wake of globalization, opening up of economies, pluralistic society is a common feature everywhere. In such circumstances, a harmonious global society is most welcome where people can exchange their views with mutual understanding and striving for all round development of human beings.

A Museum is a structured platform dealing with preservation and transmission of integrated heritage-natural and cultural, tangible and intangible. It provides scope for acquiring knowledge of different cultures, histories of various nations, etc. in an objective way, thereby making way for mitigating conflicts sprouting from misunderstandings. Preservation, documentation and presentation of material and immaterial heritage should be done in such a way that the Museum stimulates the spirit of harmony. Human beings all over the world need to put their skills to work in order to obtain harmony within themselves, with others, within our museums and in the museum world. In fact, museum is an important social and cultural vehicle for promoting and maintaining social harmony in the truest sense.

I hope and believe that the theme of deliberations 'Museum and Social Harmony' chosen for the International Museum Day 2010 will contribute towards achieving the ICOM's global vision of unity and peace.

May your efforts to propagate the message of harmony be crowned with success is my humble prayer.
 14 May 2010  (Swami Prabhananda)
General Secretary
Ramakrishna Math &
Ramakrishna Mission

   Other programmes will soon be notified. Please watch this space.

PAST PROGRAMMES
 
 
 
 

Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
organised a talk entitled
"Marketing of Cultural Institutions"
by
Dr. G.S. Rautela, Director General,
National Council of Science Museums, Kolkata
on 12 April 2010, 5p.m
at Victoria Memorial Hall.

Dr. K.K. Basa, Director,
Indian Museum, Kolkata
presided over the programme.

Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata,
and
Rabindra Bharati University
organised 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
inaugurated 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.


 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.
CLICK ON THE NEWS TO ENLARGE

   

 Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata,
Victoria and Albert Museum, London,
and British Council,
jointly organized 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

It was inaugurated 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

 OTHER PROGRAMMES HELD

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.
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

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