Museums are important cultural institutions for GLAM initiatives. There is no complete and reliable list Museums across India. This is due to various reasons like geographical distribution and jurisdiction. These institutions have a wealth of cultural knowledge and artifacts and therefore are key to partner with.
Some of the incredible artifacts they house are not widely known to the general public. As an example Mysore museums house the Halmidi inscription has the oldest kannada inscriptions that go back to 400-500 AD.
Museums can come under various jurisdictions like the following:
Museums can cover various themes:
Catalog and compile a reliable list of Museums for each of the states and UTs in the country. This will need to done by reviewing various sources online, state and central departments.
Subsequently a subset of these could be chosen for specific initiatives.
This is a for volunteers to assist with this compilation. We need one volunteer for each of the states.
Please volunteer here: http://wiki.wikimedia.in/List_of_Museums_in_India
Starting point for GLAM initiatives: http://wiki.wikimedia.in/GLAM_India
Look forward to your active participation. Thank you!
regards
Arun