Curatorial Talk & Exhibit of the Month
Wednesday - November 8, 2017 7:30 pm ,
Category : BHOPAL
Bhopal: Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya organized the another chapter of its popular series, Curatorial Talk today, where Conservation Associate of Manav Sangrahalaya, Shubhendra Kumar Singh spoke on "Conservation of Ethnographic Objects: The Techniques and Ethics". The curatorial talk was chaired by Prof. Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri (Director, IGRMS).
Keynote speaker of the Curatorial Talk, Singh said "One of the most important disciplines to deal with the material culture and other tangible forms of cultural heritage is Conservation. The main principle of Conservation is to extend the life of material culture. Different parameters play different role in decay of material culture and thus Conservation experts face challenges to explore the possible solutions by scientific means. Apart from the archaeological treasures, the ethnographic objects having complex in nature are very much susceptible towards environmental factor. The present talk highlights some of the important aspects of conservation; techniques and ethics with reference to the ethnographic collections of the Indira Gandhi Rastriya Manav Sangrahalaya.
Tribal are near to nature, whatever raw material was easily available was used for making objects of day to day utility, cultural ceremonies and worship. Tribal objects apart from their prestigious ornaments and heirloom objects; they are largely organic in nature and very much prone to decay. Organic parts decay due to various biological factors, become dirty, breakable and fragile. Inorganic parts of metals corrode, stones get dirty or get detached and painted parts show flaking. Different materials react differently to forces of decay and show changes accordingly. A humble attempt has been made to discuss the basic norms of conservation, restoration and preservation of ethnographic objects in this lecture which essentially is challenging but a humble task of Museum Management."
Keynote speaker of the Curatorial Talk, Singh said "One of the most important disciplines to deal with the material culture and other tangible forms of cultural heritage is Conservation. The main principle of Conservation is to extend the life of material culture. Different parameters play different role in decay of material culture and thus Conservation experts face challenges to explore the possible solutions by scientific means. Apart from the archaeological treasures, the ethnographic objects having complex in nature are very much susceptible towards environmental factor. The present talk highlights some of the important aspects of conservation; techniques and ethics with reference to the ethnographic collections of the Indira Gandhi Rastriya Manav Sangrahalaya.
Tribal are near to nature, whatever raw material was easily available was used for making objects of day to day utility, cultural ceremonies and worship. Tribal objects apart from their prestigious ornaments and heirloom objects; they are largely organic in nature and very much prone to decay. Organic parts decay due to various biological factors, become dirty, breakable and fragile. Inorganic parts of metals corrode, stones get dirty or get detached and painted parts show flaking. Different materials react differently to forces of decay and show changes accordingly. A humble attempt has been made to discuss the basic norms of conservation, restoration and preservation of ethnographic objects in this lecture which essentially is challenging but a humble task of Museum Management."
Exhibit of the Month-November
Under the popular museum series 'Exhibit of the Month' of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, a traditional object is displayed in the appearance for a whole month. The exhibit for the month of November - A plucked string instrument from the folk community of West Bengal "Dotara" will be inaugurated on Thursday, 9th November, 2017 at Veethi Sankul from 4pm. This exhibit of the month has been collected and compiled by Dr. Smt. Sudeepa Roy (Assistant Keeper).-Windowtonews
