On International Museum Day, check out online and offline activities across Indian museums

Learn with artF S AijazuddinThe Museum Society of Mumbai will be hosting a talk by Lahorebased art historian FS Aijazuddin He says ldquoMy lecture is on the tours made in India from 1858 to 1861 by Charlotte Lady Canning with her husband GovernorGeneral Lord Canning Charlotte was a keen observer and a skilled watercolourist who has left behind a large number of paintings supported by vivid descriptions in her journalsrdquo The lecture will be based on Aijazuddinrsquos book Sketches from a Howdah that presents a look at the 19th century through Lady Canningrsquos watercolour work journalsand correspondencesOn May 19 530 pmLog on to museumsocietyofmumbai on Instagram to registerWomen in MaritimeAnita Yewale and Sanjam GuptaToday is also the first International Day for Women in Maritime On this occasion Maritime Mumbai Museum Society MMMS will host an online talk with a panel of distinguished women from the industry including Captain Suneha Gadpande the first woman to captain an allwoman crew on Indiarsquos cargo ship MT Swarna Krishna Sonali Banerjee the first Indian woman marine engineer and Sanjam Gupta director of Sitara Shipping and founder Maritime SheEOFrom left Sonali Banerjee and Capt Suneha GadpandeldquoThese women broke gender stereotypes to achieve success and paved the way for young Indian women to pursue a career in the Maritime sectorrdquo shares Anita Yewale head of outreach programme MMMSOn May 19 530 pmLog on to maritimemms on InstagramA day at the museumChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya CSMVS kicks off activities with demonstrations on miniature paintings storytelling through Kaavads stone tool technology and taxidermy Check out the activities station to explore hieroglyphs Brahmi and Greek scripts and design an ancient coin If you want to deepen your knowledge of the arts curatorled tours will make a stop at gallery sections including Thanjavur paintings Mumbai in a box and moreOn Today 1030 am onwardsAt Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya MG RoadGet involvedKids at the gateway of Bara Imambara LucknowCheck out the Ministry of Culturersquos Instagram page for fun facts and contests around International Museum Day Some highlights are the MuseumMemories challenge urging viewers to share their memories of museum visits and the MuseumsReimagined initiative where you can recreate afamous artworkLog on to ministryofculturegoi on Instagram and FacebookCulture connectGauri Pathare PicgauripathareinJoin National Gallery of Modern Art Mumbai for a weeklong celebration Lined up are workshops walkthroughs and more Catch a concert of Hindustani classical music today by Gauri Pathare Pushkaraj Joshi on the tabla and Supriya Joshi on the harmonium Also on schedule this week is a film screening and a walkthrough of lsquoShaktirsquo mdash a retrospective series on Rini DhumalTill May 20At National Gallery of Modern Art FortBuilding a communityTejshvi JainFor folks in museum leadership outreach education and programming teams register for ReReeti Foundationrsquos The Power of Museum Volunteers workshop that will discuss building a successful volunteer programme Tejshvi Jain founderdirector at ReReeti Foundation tells us ldquoWe believe in engaging the community in museum spaces not just as an audience but in the programming of museum activitiesrdquo She highlights the importance of such programmes as volunteers get to see the functioning of museums and are directly involved in the setting up of exhibitions andcreative processesOn May 24 4 pmLog on to rereetifoundation on InstagramWhat is International Museum DayThe NGMA appThe International Council of Museums ICOM established May 18 as International Museum Day back in 1977 to ldquoincrease public awareness of the role of museums in the development of societyrdquo This yearrsquos theme mdash The Power of Museums mdash will facilitate the dayrsquos core ideas including opening minds to various perspectives and building a better future