NEW DELHI, Apr 10: Two leading cultural institutions of India and Australia today agreed to enhance cooperation in the preservation, promotion and management of cultural heritage.
AusHeritage, Australia’s international network for cultural heritage, and the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) signed an MoU at a joint Australia-India forum to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Indian Museum.
The MoU was signed by AusHeritage’s Chair, Vinod Daniel, and INTACH Convener G M Kapur in the presence of Australian Deputy High Commissioner Bernard Philip and Director of the Indian Museum, B Venugopal in Kolkata.
An Australian delegation comprising heritage and conservation specialists are in Kolkata from April 9 to 11 to participate in the forum at the Indian Museum as well as hold consultative meetings with INTACH and the J C Bose Trust, a relase issued by the Australian Embassy said here.
The delegation’s visit is supported by the Australia -India Council (AIC), a bilateral foundation established by the Australian Government in 1992 to encourage people -to-people links and increase knowledge and understanding between Australia and India.
Philip, who was the guest of honour at the forum, said, “I am delighted at this collaboration between Australia and India and to be part of this cultural heritage knowledge sharing forum at the oldest museum in India.”
Kapur said he was delighted on behalf of the national chairman to renew this memorandum of understanding with AusHeritage.
Daniel said AusHeritage has worked with major Indian museums and with the museum movement in India going through a revival phase, such forums offer ideal platforms for information sharing and establishing people-to-people linkages within the museum specialist domain.
Venugopal expressed interest to continue cooperation with Australian museum experts as the Indian museum upgrades its facilities and exhibition spaces. (PTI)
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