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Michelle
Obama to walk through 5,000 years of Indian crafts, culture
Sunday November 07, 2010 08:10:49 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
US First Lady Michelle Obama will get a glimpse of 5,000 years of
Indian handicrafts, culture, heritage and civilisation when she
visits the National Handicrafts and Handloom Museum Monday
morning.
She will also be treated to Baul songs and folk performances.
According to an official, Michelle is to visit the museum 9-11
a.m.
"We are looking forward to Michelle Obama's visit. She is expected
to visit the museum between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. The museum has been
taken over by security forces. It will be sanitized by 8 a.m.,
when the cleaners and staff will have to leave the premises to
make way for security personnel accompanying the first lady," a
senior official of the crafts museum told IANS.
The museum adjoins Pragati Maidan and is close to the ancient
Bhairon Nath Temple.
"We will mount a special display of Indian art history for the
benefit of the US first lady. Throughout the day, we were busy
laying out the gallery," the official said.
The museum has conceived a cultural showcase for Michelle Obama
that will include a Baul soiree, folk performances and also an
eight-minute documentary.
According to the director of the museum, Ruchira Ghosh, "the visit
will boost the museum's image".
The musuem serves as a confluence of arts, crafts and culture. The
highlight of the museum is an ethnic village complex spread across
five acres. It has 15 structures - mostly homes and temples from
the states of India showcasing ethnic lifestyles. The museum,
designed by architect Charles Correa, has nearly 20,000 exhibits
of heritage and cultural value.
The gallery, which is closed on Mondays, will remain open for the
US first lady.
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Michelle
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US First Lady Michelle Obama will get a glimpse of 5,000 years of
Indian handicrafts, culture, heritage and civilisation when she
visits the National Handicrafts and Handloom Museum Monday
morning. She will
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