About NMI

NATIONAL MUSEUM INSTITUTE

SPECIAL FEATURES

  • The Institute, being located in the National Museum, utilizes the entire infrastructure of the National Museum - its laboratory, workshops, auditorium, library, modeling section, photo section and of course, its art collection, both on show and in reserve.

  • The Institute mainly runs three M.A. and three Ph.D. courses - one each in the disciplines of History of Art, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Museology. Other Courses are subsidiary.

  • The three courses are integrated. For example, an M.A. student (Conservation) studies one basic course in Museology and one in History of Art in addition to his/her own courses in Conservation.

  • One Foreign language (German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Greek) or Classical Language (Sanskrit, Tamil, Prakrit, Persian, Arabic) is compulsory for the M.A. and Ph.D. students. Language classes in French, German and Sanskrit are held in the Institute between 1.30 p.m. to 2.30 p.m.

  • In addition to theory classes, demonstrations / practical classes are held by taking the students around the galleries/reserve collections  /workshops.

  • As a part of practical training, visit-cum-demonstration-cum-lecture to one or more museums/monuments/academies/universities is arranged.

  • Symposiums, seminars, conferences and special lectures by eminent persons in the fields related to the Institute are held regularly.

  • The medium of instruction is English. However, the students are allowed to submit their answer sheets, seminars, dissertations research papers etc. either in English or in Hindi.


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