Director, British Museum visits Manav Sangrahalaya, Part - I

I have the honour to state that, today the director of British Museum, London Dr Neil MacGregor visited Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sanghralaya.

The British Museum is the centre for historical and cultural heritage around the world and representative of the museums around the world and Dr Neil MacGregor is known for development of museums at global level and as the leader of Elevation of museums movement.

In his short visit Dr MacGregor visited the traditional house ‘Kuchenemi’ of Chakhesang Naga Tribe, witnessed the traditional process of iron smelting by the Agaria tribe of Madhya Pradesh and saw the newly inaugurated Buddhist prayer wheel ‘Mane’ and traditional kitchen of Ladakh ‘Chansa’. He was overwhelmed to see the Indian cultural heritage through exhibitions of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya a fresh difference from traditional museums around the world.

In the evening, from Wales, United Kingdom Mr. David Ambrose and Ms. Angharad Wynne visited Manav Sanghralaya. They were guided through the visit by Director, IGRMS, Prof. Sarit Kumar Choudhuri, Assistant Keeper Mr. S.K. Pandey and PRO Mr. Ashok Sharma.

Date: February 2, 2015