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Academic
structure of the National Museum Institute is limited to three
Departments, which are interlinked and intersparsed yet having separate
entity. The interlinkage of the Department are maintained through
the offices of Dean headed by a Professor for a period of three
years. The following are the teaching Departments started from the
beginning:-
(1) History of Art,
(2) Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and
(3) Museology.
All the Collection/Departments of the National Museum including
the Photography, Modelling and Display are the Adjunct Faculty of
the Institute. The Institute being an integral part of the National
Museum, the technical and professional personnels of the National
Museum are closely associated for practicals, assignments and demonstrations.
As a matter of fact the National Museum is like a 'Hospital' to
the Institute in the same analogy of a post-graduate Medical College
and its affiliation to regular hospital. This arrangement is very
unique in India that is why it may be called as a 'Museum University'.
Course Structure and requirements
The Institute runs three courses leading to M.A. and Ph.D degree
in History of Art, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art
and Museology. The three courses are integrated. Students of each
course must study the other two courses in one of the semesters.
The following are the salient features of each courses:
1. Fundamentals of Art and Research Methodology considered
as one full courses and are compulsory or all students of M.A. and
Ph.D.
2. One European language (other than English) or Persian,
Arabic or Classical/Regional Indian Language (Other than Hindi)
is compulsory for M.A. & two such languages are compulsory for a
Ph.D. student.
3. The students are expected to spend entire free time,
whenever available, in the library, laboratory workshop, galleries
or reserve collection. They are also advised to participate in all
the cultural educational activities including film show, in or by
the National Museum, almost daily. Similarly visit any of the Workshops,
Darning, Modelling, Carpentry, Tailoring, Mount Cutting, Photography)
and watch its functioning. Whenever some exhibition is installed
or is wound up, the students are associated with its every aspects-packing,
unpacking, labelling, lighting, display, transportation, conservation
and so on.
4. As a part of practical training, visit-cum-demonstration-lecture
to one or more museum/ monuments/academies/universities is arranged
once in a month in addition to field-work for museology students.
5. Symposiums, seminars, conferences are regularly held
in the Institute. Dr. Grace Morley Memorial seminar is held every
year.
6. Medium of instruction is EngIish. However, the students
are allowed to submit their answer sheets, seminars, research papers,
etc. either in English or in Hindi. |
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