History in the Making!
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (formerly Prince of Wales Museum of Western India) presents a unique opportunity for children to explore the rich and vast treasures of the Museum like never before. This May will find a galaxy of experts and practitioners in the fields of Visual Art, Performing Art and Story Telling who will lead the children on a magical journey of discovery into the art behind the history and the history behind the art.
The workshops are being jointly conducted by the Museum and The Pomegranate Workshop, a venture which works with over 30 practitioners in various art forms.
Over the course of the workshop, the children will literally experience history in the making, as they revisit the techniques and materials used in the creative arts down the ages. Our multidisciplinary faculty promises a feast to tempt any child’s imagination, with simple, tailor-made workshops where children apply their own imagination to create their own myths, paint their own stories in the miniature style, model terracotta clay, create their own water colour paintings of the Museum – and then experience the treasures of the museum itself.
And that’s not all: every session will include a visit to a part of the museum conducted by senior Museum curators, where children can develop a familiarity with the pieces of heritage that reside within the Museum. CSMVS premises will be innovatively used for various workshops which sensitize children to the beautiful architecture of the monument itself.
Schedule of the workshop:
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| 18/05/2009 Monday | 10:00 am to 12:30 pm | Water Colour Painting Of the museum facade |
| 19/05/2009 Tuesday | Dashavatara-story telling and terracotta clay modeling |
| 20/05/2009 Wednesday | Calligraphy-try your hand at sophisticated letter forms |
| Module Two |
| 25/05/2009 Monday | 10:00 am to 12:30 pm | Myth Writing-Create Your own myth! |
| 26/05/2009 Tuesday | Miniature Painting-paint a scene from your myth |
| 27/05/2009 Wednesday | Calligraphy- finish up your painting with beautiful lettering |
Registration forms will be available at the Museum’s office/publication counter from 27th April 2009 between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm on all days. Registrations can also be done at The Pomegranate Workshop (Dadar West) on the same days and timings. Seats are limited and entry will be given on first-come-first-served basis. For further details please contact:
Museum Office/ Publication Counter
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya,
159/61, M. G. Road, Fort Mumbai - 400 023
Ph.: 2284 4484, 2284 4519.
Email: csmvs@hathway.com, csmvsmumbai@gamil.com
The Pomegranate Workshop
Room 14, Shantaram Niwas
Gokhale Rd (North)
Near Portuguese Church
Above Waman Hari Pethe showroom
Dadar West Mumbai 28
Ph 32159952
Email: pomegranateworkshop@gmail.com
For further queries please contact:
Prasanna Mangrulkar, Asst Curator, CSMVS (ph 22844484 / 22844519)
Priya Srinivasan, Director, The Pomegranate Workshop (9892210539)
