History

Year of Establishment : 1959

The Museology Department of CU is one of the pioneering in India. The Department offers two-year full time MA/ MSc degrees and research degrees at Doctoral & Post-Doctoral levels. Every year students of this Department succeed in the NET-Examination, conducted by the UGC. The research projects undertaken by the fellows of this Department have regularly been appreciated. NAAC acclaimed the Department as one of the rare & valuable departments. The Department has upgraded its entire syllabus in conformity with the UGC Guidelines & Professional Demands as envisaged in the ICGMPD.

Thrust areas in teaching and research of the academic department/ centre :
Theorertical Museology
Specialized Museology
Conservation of Cultural Property
Cultural Diversity
Intangible Cultural Heritage
Collection Management
Museum & Tourism
Museum Information System
Art History
Heritage Management
Science Communication
Biodiversity Conservation
Environment and Cultural Property

Contact

Campus : Alipore

Address for communication : 1 Reformatory Street (9th Floor), Kolkata 700 027. Telephone No. : 2479-2861. Ext - 357/ 360/ 363/ 371/ 385.