SHILLONG, Nov 30: Chief Minister DD Lapang today visited the Don Bosco Museum at Mawlai, Shillong where he was impressed with the well-crafted, well-planned and informative set-up of the museum which exhaustively displays the various aspects of the tribal life of North East India.
The Don Bosco Museum is part of the Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures (DBCIC) engaged in research on cultures, publications, training, animation programmes etc., while museum a knowledge sharing centre on the different cultures of the Northeast in particular and of culture in general. The museum was opened to the public towards the end of 2003. Since then, it has been attracting visitors from far and wide.
In terms of architectural design, the DBCIC is startling; built in a hexagonal shape, its seven floors represent the seven States of the region rising in Shillong’s skyline like a flame with a message that if culture are understood well, they can light up and brighten up efforts to build a peaceful, developed and progressive society. With 56,000 square feet of floor space and 15,154 square feet of display wall space, this mammoth creation holds exotic collections, well maintained galleries with artefacts preserved by Air Dehumidifiers.
Lapang while appreciating the efforts of the DBCIC for setting up the museum in Shillong, said that it not only provided the visitor a glimpse of the Northeast under one roof, but also serves as a source of information and knowledge to the people in general and the students in particular. He said that the museum has also been one of the main tourist attractions of the State, which he felt would further boost the Tourism industry in the State. “It’s a matter of pride to have such a beautiful and informative museum of international standards in our State,” he said. THE SENTINEL
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