National seminar on role of natural history museums to begin tomorrow

New Delhi, Jan 9 (ANI): A National Seminar on the role of natural history museums in national heritage interpretation will begin at Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural History (RAGRMNH) Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan tomorrow.

Experts and NGOs in the field of museum, culture heritage and tourism- both local and national level, officials of the Central and State Government Departments in the fields of environment forests archaeology are likely to participate in this two-day seminar.

Tourism and culture would immensely contribute to the development of the draft proposals for the benefit of the RAMRMNH.

The seminar intends to draw guidelines for the developmental plans of the museum by bringing inputs from the makers and the users of the museum together.

The seminar will result in sharing of knowledge and effective regional networking for promotion and protection of natural heritage, development of themes for exhibitions and galleries in RGRMNH and identification of potential groups and experts whose services could be utilized for development of the museum.

The themes thus chalked out on the relevant subjects would be utilised for development of galleries and programmes in the museum.

This seminar will help in developing galleries and programmes especially on the adaptations and ecology of desert ecosystems and its impact on natural and cultural heritage in this region in the museum.

National Museum of Natural History in New Delhi is a subordinate institution under the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests.

The Museum has a mandate of creating environment awareness among exhibit galleries and non - formal educational programmes.

To make the museum accessible to the people of the country, the Ministry has opened four regional museums on natural history in Mysore, Bhopal, Sawai Madhopur and Bhubaneswar to cater to the South, Central, Western and Eastern regions of the county.

RAGRMNH regional museum in Sawai Madhopur, opened last year, is a natural hub harbouring Ranthambhor National Park. It is an important tiger reserve in the Western region of the country. (ANI)