PM Modi to inaugurate International Museum Expo 2023 in New Delhi on Thursday

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the International Museum Expo 2023 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi tomorrow. The International Museum Expo is being organised as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate the 47th International Museum Day. The theme for this year is ‘Museums, Sustainability and Well Being’.

During the programme, PM Modi will inaugurate a virtual walkthrough of the upcoming National Museum at the North and South Blocks. The Museum is a comprehensive effort to highlight and showcase



historical events, personalities, ideas and achievements related to India’s past that have contributed to the making of India’s present.

The Prime Minister will also unveil the Mascot of the International Museum Expo, the Graphic Novel - A Day at the Museum, the Directory of Indian Museums, the Pocket Map of Kartavya Path, and Museum Cards. The Mascot of the International Museum Expo is a contemporized version of the Dancing Girl made of wood in the Chennapatnam art style.