The facilitator and museum team with students

Following the success in Vadodara, the same educational activity was conducted with students from Maharana Mewar Public School (MMPS) in Udaipur on July 19, 2024. This event mirrored the achievements of its Vadodara counterpart, effectively engaging students in the same interactive and educational activities. The MMPS students exhibited remarkable enthusiasm, critical thinking, and creativity, reinforcing the effectiveness of integrating art and cartography into the learning process. Both events proved to be resounding successes, successfully fostering critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration through thoughtfully designed map-related activities. These initiatives highlighted the potential of museums as vibrant spaces for learning, where history and creativity converge to inspire young minds.

Students of MMPS engaged in educational activity

Students of MMPS engaged in educational activity

Museum team with students of MMPS, Udaipur

Conservation Educational Activity at Maharaja Fatesingh Museum, Vadodara

On August 13, 2024, the Conservation team from The City Palace Museum in Udaipur, led by Ms. Anuja Mukherjee and Ms. Bhasha Shah, organized an educational talk at the Maharaja Fatesingh Museum in Vadodara. The talk focused on the conservation of maps and paintings from The City Palace collection, which were part of the exhibition "Picturing Place: Painted and Printed Maps at Udaipur Court".

The event attracted a diverse audience, including students from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, artists, and museum professionals from various local museums. The session provided an in-depth look at the conservation practices employed at The City Palace Museum, Udaipur with a particular emphasis on preventive conservation methods and tips for caring and handling private valuables.