More than 350 artisans, designers, technology providers and firms are being brought together for the Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum, a proposed national museum in New Delhi that will showcase India’s civilisational journey through traditional crafts, contemporary design and immersive technology.
As work on the ambitious project gathers pace, the Ministry of Culture organised two programmes this month — Shilpkar Samagam on September 2-3 and a Vendor Development Programme on September 7-8 — to bring together specialists who could contribute to its design, construction and visitor experience, the ministry said in a statement. “The second programme, held on September 7-8, brought around 200 Indian and international firms into the project. Once completed, the Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum is expected to take visitors through India’s journey across millennia, combining artefacts and craftsmanship with design and technology to tell the story of the country’s civilisational evolution.
Vivek Aggarwal, secretary, ministry of culture, said the museum was being conceived as a “living institution” that would reflect India’s civilisational continuity, collective memory and creative traditions. Companies working in museum showcases, conservation, exhibition and architectural lighting, audiovisual and immersive technologies, security, fabrication, smart-building systems, environmental controls and visitor-engagement platforms presented their capabilities,” Aggarwal said. The interactions are intended to connect Indian enterprises and artisans with international museum specialists, while encouraging greater domestic participation in specialised technologies and manufacturing, according to the ministry.
