NATIONAL MUSEUM INSTITUTE OF HISTORY OF ART, CONSERVATION & MUSEOLOGY
- It is an autonomous organisation fully funded by the Ministry of Culture was established and declared as a Deemed University in 1989.
- This is the only Museum University in India and is presently functioning at the first floor of National Museum, New Delhi.
- The Director General, National Museum is the ex-officio Vice-Chancellor of this University.
- Objective is to provide education and training in the specialised areas of Art History, Conservation and Museology leading to the award of MA. & Ph.D. Degrees in these three disciplines etc.
NATIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY FOR CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY
- NRLC was established in 1976, as a Subordinate Office of the Department of Culture, and is recognised by the Department of Science and Technology as a scientific institution of the Government of India.
- NRLC aims to develop conservation of cultural property in the country.
- NRLC provides conservation services and technical advice in matters concerning conservation to museums, archives, archaeology departments and other similar institutions, imparts training in different aspects of conservation etc.
- The headquarters of NRLC is situated at
- A regional centre of the NRLC, the Regional Conservation Laboratory is functioning at Mysore for conservation.
RAMAKRISHNA MISSION INSTITUTE OF CULTURE, KOLKATA
- The Institute was conceived in 1936 but was formally established on 29 January, 1938 as a branch centre of the Ramakrishna Mission founded by Swami Vivekananda to propagate the message of Vedanta as propounded by Sri Ramakrishna.
- Dedicated to promote the ideal of the unity of mankind, the Institute has made people aware of the richness of the cultures of the World and the urgent need for inter-cultural appreciation, understanding and acceptance of each other’s points of view.
ANTHROPOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA
- The Anthropological Survey of India is a premier research organisation under the Ministry of Culture. It has completed 60 years of its existence and has carried out anthropological researches in the area of bio-cultural aspects of Indian population.
- Over the years, the Survey has generated information from grass-root level through sustained research by its Head Office at Kolkata and also its 7 Regional Centres, one Sub-regional Centre, one permanent field station and 8 other field stations located in various parts of the country, besides a Camp Office at New Delhi.