Indira Gandhi Centre, New Delhi, holds exhibition and panel discussion

This exhibition is being held on the occasion of the International Audiovisual Heritage Day, observed by UNESCO on 27 October. Sangeet Natak Akademi, Prasar Bharati (All India Radio & Doordarshan), Archives & Research Centre for Ethnomusicology - American Institute of Indian Studies, Rupayan Sansthan, Archive of Indian Music, NaadSaagar Archives & Documentation Society for South Asian Music, School of Cultural Texts & Records -Jadavpur University and IGNCA are collaborating in the event. All the institutions will be presenting the select collections from their respective archives.

Venue: Exhibition Hall, 11, Mansingh Road, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

In connection to the exhibition, a Symposium will be held.

Date: Monday, 28 October 2013

Session 1) Informative: Overview of the collections of participating institutions along with an outline of the condition of the collections.

Session 2) Technical: Problems of storage, care & maintenance of collections and the related issues of digitization, access & dissemination.

Venue: Lecture Room, 11, Mansingh Road, IGNCA

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The event will conclude with a performance in the amphitheatre and the details will be shared shortly.