First of its kind two-day Global Summit on ‘Reimagining Museums in India’ to begin today in Hyderabad

A global, two-day summit on ‘Reimagining Museums in India’ will begin in Hyderabad later this afternoon. Union Ministry of Culture is organising the first of its kind summit to celebrate the glorious history of its people, culture and achievements, as part of Azadi Ka Amritmahotsav marking 75 years of Independence of the Country. Union Culture and Tourism Minister G. Kishan Reddy will be formally inaugurating the summit. Over thousand museums from the country and abroad will showcase cultural heritage on the occasion to for educating future generations as part of the summit. The Summit will bring together leading luminaries, domain experts and practitioners in the field of museum development and management from India and around the world to discuss best practices and strategies. The summit will be focussing on four broad themes relating to Architecture, Management, Collections and Education during the summit. The Summit is expected to act like a platform for engaging with nationally and internationally renowned museum professionals and share best practices in Museology, fostering networks, encouraging strategic partnerships, and creating a framework to Steer Museum development and renewal. Participants from countries like Australia, France, Italy, Singapore, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom will also take part. The summit is open to the public and over 2 thousand people have registered so far.