New Delhi   

Giving kids an opportunity to see history

Mandira Nayar

NEW DELHI: This Thursday is a special day for museums across the world. And to celebrate the day -- World Museum Day -- the Confederation of UNESCO Clubs and Associations of India together with the Institute of Archaeology and the Archaeological Survey of India have decided to get a whole new generation involved.

Holding a drawing and painting competition for children, this is an attempt to reach out to them and get them interested in museums. The children will be first shown the museum inside the historic Red Fort here and then given a lecture about the articles and the objects in the museum. These children will then be asked to copy their objects in "their" way on paper. The best painting will be given a prize.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

A missing link in quota debate
New Bill to bring forth a `new' Delhi: Maken
Opposition set to corner Govt. on `office of profit'
BMS ups the ante against discoms
Tehkhand plot issue rocks MCD
"Walk the World" to create awareness about hunger
Moratorium shifts focus back on development
Call to amend Delhi VAT Act
Changing forms of life on canvas
Notices to Centre, AIIMS director
Demolitions, sealing continue
Passport staff on strike
Giving kids an opportunity to see history
In queue for quota
Briefly
In the Capital Today

Copyright © 2006, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu