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About the Book :
The first edition of the Directory of Museums in India was published in the year 2000, 2nd edition in 2003. This is the 3rd edition. In this edition many new museums have been added. Some museums which existed once upon a time but not now, are deleted. More information on each museum have been given, what changes have taken place in any particular museum has also been added.
There were 602 museums in the 1st edition. In 2nd edition the number was 657 and now in 3rd edition there are 748 entries.
The Directory of Museums in India was prepared with the objective of collecting at one place all the basic information on museums, the type of information normally required by any prospective visitor/tourist. For each museum in the country, it gives full address, telephone numbers, opening and closing time, closed days, entrance fee, the types of collections the museum has, and so on. It also mentions about the publications of each museum, whether a library is available or not, and whether photography is permitted. It also gives valuable information on the availability of guide services or holding of lectures or film shows. At the end, as guide to the visitor, the type of museums, whether it is archaeological, ethnological, art museum, or science museum, etc. is also indicated.
All in all it is a compendium of information commonly sought by any person who wants to visit a museum.
There are 32 states in India. Each state has been given a number in alphabetical order.
In the Appendix A, names of cities where museum are located have been arranged alphabetically, mentioning in which State that particular city or town is located and the museums which are situated in that city. Each museum has been given an identity number, and the identity numbers of those museums that are available in a particular city are mentioned against each city and therefore location of museums in that city is easy.
Appendix B, is a cross-reference of the type of museums and where they are located by indicating the state number and museum number.
Appendix C gives Controlling Authority of each museum, and similar other information.
In Appendix D the total number of each type of museum is given.
Appendix E gives information on the number of museums in each State.
This is the only book of its type on Indian museums where all the relevant data useful for visitors, tourists, museum persons, scholars, libraries and planners is available.
About the Author :
Mrs. USHA AGRAWAL, who is currently the Director of Museum Development Cell of INTACH Indian Council of Conservation Institutes, has a wide experience of dealing with museums. She conducted a detailed survey of museums in various States, a project supported by the India Foundation for the Arts and Sir Ratan Tata Trust. For this project, she visited personally a large number of museums and during these visits she collected invaluable information on museums and their working including the data which is presented in this Directory. Prior to her present assignment, she worked with the International Council of Museums as Research Officer at its Regional Office in New Delhi, and was collecting details on museums of India and its publications. She has prepared several bibliographies on various subjects related to museums. She has also worked on different conservation projects and has guided them.
Contents :
Preface to the Third Edition vii
Organization of Information
1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Assam
5. Bihar
6. Chandigarh
7. Chhattisgarh
8. Delhi
9. Goa
10. Gujarat
11. Haryana
12. Himachal Pradesh
13. Jammu and Kashmir
14. Jharkhand
15. Karnataka
16. Kerala
17. Madhya Pradesh
18. Maharashtra
19. Manipur
20. Meghalaya
21. Mizoram
22. Nagaland
23. Orissa
24. Pondicherry
25. Punjab
26. Rajasthan
27. Sikkim
28. Tamil Nadu
29. Tripura
30. Uttar Pradesh
31. Uttarakhand
32. West Bengal
Appendix-A : Index of Cities
Appendix-B : Index of types of Museums
Appendix-C : Controlling Authorities of Museums
Appendix-D : Number of types of Museums
Appendix-E : Number of Museums in State
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