Democratic And Accessible Museums: A Discussion With Dayanita Singh And Anjani Kumar Singh

At the first panel discussion at Bihar Museum Biennale in Delhi, artists바카라 웹사이트Dayanita Singh and Anjani Kumar Singh speak with Chinki Sinha about how museums can become accessible and democratic. Not just in terms of accessibility for audiences but also inclusion and representation from all sections of population - be it the tribals,바카라 웹사이트the바카라 웹사이트diaspora.

It isn't just about bringing people to museums but also taking museums to people. That is the only way museums바카라 웹사이트can바카라 웹사이트sustain.

Museums of the future

Artist Dayanita Singh, "mother of museums", explains what museums of the future would or could be like.

"Museum of the future is small and portable - a suitcase museum on wheels," she says.

"Museums have to be inviting, they are activities, how communities are engaging with them. There has to be democratisation of museums,"바카라 웹사이트says Anjani Kumar Singh.바카라 웹사이트

He further highlighted how museums have to provide hands on experiences, especially to children. "It라이브 바카라 important for museums to provide 'touch and feel’ experiences.바카라 웹사이트We have to have faith in people, children (that they will not spoil the artefacts)," he says.

Against the hegemony of 'Please don't touch', the idea of Bihar Museum, as Anjani Singh says, comes from its democratisation. In a section, they keep the rockpaintings and several objects where people can touch it.바카라 웹사이트Here lies the alternative concept where the public gets attached to the museum.바카라 웹사이트

Objects functionality, collective memory

Objects of everyday use, when placed out of context or their own original place, become new objects seen in a new light.

Speaking on objects functionality and collective memory, Dayanita Singh says, "I once thought museums create Collective memory but in reality, they just become storage.바카라 웹사이트Collective memory is created not in museums but in the home or one's one village or bedroom.바카라 웹사이트So when we are able to take a museum home with us, it too becomes part of collective memory. That is a truly living museum, an archive that is alive in your house, that you can see and touch."

She further speaks about her바카라 웹사이트great faith in museums. "People love stories. They want to experience other people and their stories," she says.