Allahabad Museum has opened up its treasure trove of artifacts and rare objects for its visitors by making them available in printed images of the objects at Rs three to five. The decision was taken to attract the gen-next along with foreign and domestic tourists. At present, museum sells prototypes of the objects in its possession.

State governor, Ram Naik, also chairman of the museum, would start the scheme during a function at its auditorium on September 17. He would also release brochures and books related to the museum and its artifacts. Images of the rare objects available only with the museum are expected to help the students and researchers for history project work.

“The aim is not to increase the revenue of the museum but to arouse interest among youngsters about the museum objects. The images are available in glossy images and paintings in galleries so the price has been kept minimal,” said Rajesh Purohit. The museum would ensure that prototypes too remain within the low price range, he added.

Meanwhile, to make seminars, organised in the museum, more attractive, the museum officials have decided to put on display all the items related to the seminar in the galleries for visitors. As part of the initiative, in the upcoming seminar ‘Shiva in India’, the interiors of the museum would be decked up with various idols of Lord Shiva belonging to a different period.

“The move has been made to give a practical experience of the discussions in the seminar. The famous Lord Shiva idols and statues, belonging to different century, would be put on display in central hall for the seminar,” said Purohit.

The museum houses objects of historical and archaeological importance ranging from 100-years-old to 2000-years-old. Prominent among them are the terracotta objects excavated from nearby district of Kaushambi, Chandrasekhar Azad’s pistol and Nehru-Gandhi belongings among others.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Allahabad / Vinod Khanal, TNN / September 13th, 2014