PUJA GUPTA
CHANDIGARH
The Administrator Chandigarh, Sh. Banwarilal
Purohit visited Government Museum and Art Gallery and Sukhna Lake with Sh.
Dharam Pal, Adviser to the Administrator. The Administrator took a round of the Architecture
museum where he was explained the purpose of the building as a repository
of the history, growth and development of Chandigarh. Sh. Purohit expressed
concern for the valuable displays and the need for their preservation and
conservation. Dr. Sangeeta Bagga , Principal Chandigarh College
of Architecture explained the process of conservation of the drawings ,
prints, tracings and other materials through scientific agencies methods
which are carried out by INTACH , New Delhi and the Material Preservation
Institute at Lucknow.It was decided that the exhibits would be preserved
through a committee under the overall guidance of Adviser to the Administrator
which would engage the Conservation Laboratories specialising in this
field on priority . Digitisation of the artefacts was also proposed to be
subsequently done. Thereafter, the Administrator took a round of the
Government Museum and Art Gallery to see the unique design of the State museum
based on the concept of the unending spiral and as a Museum of Unlimited Growth
expressed by Le Corbusier himself. The triple height galleries and the natural
light feeding the exhibition spaces without disturbing the eye, as well as the
design of display systems by interior designer Ratna Fabri are well preserved
and serve the museum’s functions to house miniatures, Gandhara Art, sculpture
and Contemporary art pieces tastefully. The Administrator stressed on the need to increase
awareness and publicity of the museums as measures to increase the
footfall at the museums. He congratulated the staff of the Architecture and
State museums for their hardwork and encouraged them to maintain the museums as
vehicles of dissemination of knowledge for all the citizens irrespective of age. Further Sh. Purohit also visited the Sukhna Lake
along with the Adviser, other officers and members of the Art &
Heritage Committee. There were some suggestions by the committee like
installation of warm lights at the island of Lake and also reducing the
intensity of glow signage board installed at the entrance to Lake to 50%.
Administrator also directed to shift the signage to some other appropriate
place so that maximum number of visitors can read the messages.
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