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Gandhiji' Vision an exhibit, at Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum

The Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum is a digital multimedia museum established in 2005. Located at Gandhi Smriti, the erstwhile Birla House, the site where Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was assassinated. The Museum presents historical records of Gandhi’s life through tools of information technology. It revives the values by which India obtained freedom and redefines them to animate modern products and design.[1]

History

The project is an initiative of Aditya Birla Group and Gandhi Smriti Darshan Samiti. It is supported by Grasim and Hindalco and developed by Sacred World Research Laboratory. The Museum was inaugurated on April 14, 2005 by Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.

Exhibits

Statues of Mohandas K. and Kasturba Gandhi at Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum

The exhibition presents a language of physical interface actions derived from classical Indian symbols such as the spinning wheel, turning of the prayer wheels, touching symbolic pillars, the act of hands touching sacred objects, collaboratively constructed quilts.

The Museum weaves the life of Gandhi in rhythmic, moving cadences, embellished with photographs, paintings, film footage, video clips and more. A collection of over 40 exhibits shows the intersection of modern tactile computing based learning methodology, new green art and Gandhian vision.

The exhibits are designed by Ranjit Makkuni who has directed a team of over 200 artists, scientists, craftsperson and obtained the contribution from leading Gandhians, scholar, artists in India as well as participation from leading institutions from all over the world. In an effort to spread the message of truth and non violence a mobile version of the museum travels to different states of the country and abroad.

The exhibition remains closed on Mondays and Second Saturdays. Timings are 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

  • A newspaper clippings exhibit at Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum.
    A newspaper clippings exhibit at Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum.
  • E-Harmonium.
    E-Harmonium.
  • An exhibit at Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum, Gandhi Smriti, New Delhi.
    An exhibit at Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum, Gandhi Smriti, New Delhi.

References

  1. ^ Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum



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