The International Museum Day was celebrated on the 18th of May, 2022 by the children of Junior School, Study Hall with great enthusiasm. The objective was to create awareness about the importance of museums in our lives. Several discussions were taken up in the class and the children understood the meaning of various terms related to museums, like artefacts, sculptures, abstract art, realistic pictures, illusion, etc.
The class discussions aroused a lot of curiosity in the children. Very eagerly, some of them shared their experiences about the different museums they had visited. The teachers had made some very interesting ppt’s which highlighted some very interesting facts about the museums. Many videos were shared in the class which took the children on a virtual tour of some of the most famous museums around the world.
‘The National Museum’ and the ‘Illusion Museum’ situated in New Delhi was of great interest to the young ones. They enjoyed the experience of visiting the museum right from buying the ticket to getting a guided tour from a guide who showed the various artefacts and shared brief information on each of them. The children were mesmerized to see the various illusions in the ‘Illusion Museum’. They were very happy and excited to share with their classmates, the different collectors’ items and coins that they possessed. Videos of virtual tours of the ‘National History Museum’ of London and the ‘Indian Rail Museum’ were also watched with great interest. Their faces lit up with joy and they were very happy to share the information learnt, with their parents at home.
We are proud to mention here that they came up with several interesting questions that arose in their minds after visiting the museums virtually. We hope that they will continue to seek answers to their questions.
