STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: The World Heritage Week is being observed globally from 19th to 25th November 2014. The event is marked to celebrate and spread awareness about art, culture and heritage of a place. Dogra Art Museum, Jammu which is the vanguard of art and culture of Dogras is also celebrating the World Heritage Week with vigour and enthusiasm. The occasion is being celebrated under the aegis of Department of Archives, Archaeology and Museum J and K.
To mark the occasion, a number of schools of Jammu have been invited to come to the Museum for familiarisation and awareness about Dogra art and culture. A number of schools have visited the Museum and have evinced keen interest in objects and artifacts which are on display. These objects and artifacts reflect the Dogra art and culture in its pristine glory. The children of various schools are taken for a guided tour of various galleries of the Museum where they are made aware of history and significance of various art objects by well trained guides. The event is being closely monitored and supervised by Peerzada Muhammad Ashraf, Deputy Director Archives, Archaeology and Museum, Jammu.
M.S Zahid Director Archives Archaeology and Museum J and K is very keen and particular about spreading the awareness of art and culture to every nook and corner of the State. To give fillip to this objective, instructions have been imparted from the Director to make the event a grand success by inviting more and more people and institutions for the occasion so that a comprehensive awareness about art and culture is generated.
