Lives on Display – Kerala set to revolutionise local museums
Aspiring to become the country’s museum hub, Kerala takes the course of showcasing the local heritage repositories in a way that they appeal to the youth.
The state museum is set to take a departure from the traditional norms of safeguarding the cultures by employing the revolutionaries concepts in the mini museums which are gaining traction across the world.
The movement is focused at promoting the mini museum across the state largely as they treasure the delicacies which are linked with the sentiments of the local people. According to Dr Venu V, Additional Chief Secretary, who is incharge of the departments of Museums, Archives and Archaeology, “building museums on such themes give the residents of the area a sense of ownership and pride.”
“The twin endeavour takes forward the state government’s decade-old mission of converting museums to vibrant cultural spaces of present-day relevance. It’s time we came out of the notion that museums are places where history sleeps.They should be able to converse with the youngsters,” added Venue.
Recently a project founded in 2011 on regional narratives was showcased to capture the imagination of people across the continent. Buildings in various regions will cast a light on events and affairs of gone by era associated with the particular region such as Tripunithura will open galleries that throw fresh light on the erstwhile ruling dynasty of Kochi, while the Bastion Bungalow in the city western pocket will lend a distinct perspective to Kerala’s mercantile trading network from the ancient to modern period to capture the imagination of people across.
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