ISS 25 (1995).pdf - The International Council of Museums

During the Nineteenth Century
sanctuaries, rarely invaded by the
frequently
appointment.
one of the
many museums were
public and infact
inaccessible except through special
Today, however, it is generally agreed that
function of the museum is to show its
collections to the public. Museum are not educational
institutions in the formal sense of the word, but rather
a source of intellectual stimulation and entertainment.
They can be a means of communicating ideas about
socio-cultural achievements of other peoples, about
modern science about one's own tradition.
In case of the developing countries like India the
problem of community service is more complicated. The
setting of new socio-economic goals and priorities for
the overall development of all peoples from all walks of
life has added a fresh dimension to the future role of
museum, for example Indian society and economy, as
elsewhere is undergoing a rapid change in view of the
available developed means of Science and Technology which
are being utilised to transform an agrarian society into
an industrial one. The wider circulation of money and
new means of transport and communication have made the
rural population of India more mobile. The post
Independence Era has presented before us totally new
social concepts and goals which are to be achieved for
the fulfilment of people's needs and aspirations.
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