Annual report - Ministry Of Culture

32 MINISTRY OF CULTURE
Founded in 1814 Indian Museum, Kolkata is a repository of
many rare and unique specimen, both Indian and trans-Indian
relating to social and natural sciences as well as humanities. It
has six sections comprising of 35 galleries of cultural and
scientific artifacts namely Art, Archaeology, Anthropology,
Geology, Zoology and Economic Botany. This multipurpose
Institution with multidisciplinary activities is the pride of the
Nation being included as an Institute of national importance in
the seventh schedule of the Constitution of India. While the
Archaeology, Art and Anthropology sections are under the
control of the Museum directorate under the Board of Trustees,
the affairs of the scientific sections namely Geology, Zoology
and Botany are managed by the respective survey of India
offices.
Events
Administrative initiatives
(i) Amendment of Recruitment Rules are in the final stage
of preparation done after almost 30 years.
(ii) The review of MACP scheme has been undertaken by
the Screening Committee.
(iii) Process of filling up of vacant posts has already been
initiated for 12 posts, out of which interview of 2 posts
are already held.
Exhibitions
The following temporary exhibitions have been organized in the
Indian Museum:-
i) Visual Art titled “Amra Silpi – strokes of little wonder”
ii) Textile Traditions in India
Indian Museum
iii) Display of different types of Fan from Nagaland and
West Bengal
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