The Union Ministry of Culture today celebrated International Museum Day. Several functions were organised at government of India Museums all over the country to mark the occasion. Free entry to public was given in Allahabad Museum, Allahabad, Chennai Museum, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Indian Museum, Kolkata, National Council of Science Museums, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, National Museum, New Delhi, Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad, Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata, Museums at Sarnath, Nalanda, Konark, Nagarjuna Konda and 40 other site museums of Archaeological Survey of India. Lectures, seminars, on the spot painting competitions, special film shows were organised at several places as part of celebrations.
