The Government Museum, Chennai, invites applications for a "Friends of the Museum" circle. Residents of the city above the age of 18 years can apply.
The Museum in Egmore is a multi-purpose museum, comprising art, archaeology, numismatics and science sections. It has a collection of over 70,000 objects in 47 galleries. The 'Friends of the Museum' initiative is intended to create a bridge between the museum and the public of Chennai. It would be on a purely voluntary or honorary basis.
Applicants would be registered and trained by curators according to the field of their choice. No payment would be made for the service.
Registration should be done or or before March 20, 2008. Interested persons can contact Uma Maheswari, Education Curator, at 2819 3238 on working days. The first training of 'Friends of the Museum' would be held in April 2008.
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