20-472: The Allahabad Museum is a national-level museum in Prayagraj , Uttar Pradesh . Established in 1931, it is known for its rich collection and unique objects of art, and is funded by Ministry of Culture . Moreover, it is a premier research centre for archaeologists, historians and academicians and carries out extensive research activities and publications in archaeology, art and literature. Its rock art gallery has
40-490: A museum maintained and funded by a national government . In many countries it denotes a museum run by the central government , while other museums are run by regional or local governments. In the United States, most national museums are privately funded and operated, but have been designated by Congress as national institutions that are important to the country. In other countries a much greater number of museums are run by
60-564: A Secretariat. It would remain under the scope of the broader Ministry of Education until 2014, when it was re-established by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner . After president Javier Milei dissolved the Ministry of Culture in December 2023, it turned into a secretariat. The culture portfolio was first established as the Ministry of Culture and Education on 25 May 1973 upon the accession to
80-406: Is a ministry of the national executive power that oversaw the government's public policy on the culture of Argentina . The culture portfolio was first established in 1973 during the presidency of Héctor Cámpora as part of the responsibilities of the Ministry of Culture and Education ; the first minister responsible was Jorge Taiana . The ministry existed only briefly before being demoted to
100-581: Is the Gandhi Smriti Vahan, the 47-Model V-8 Ford truck on which Gandhi's ashes were immersed in the Triveni Sangam on 12 February 1948. The pistol of Chandrashekhar Azad , a Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless semi-auto .32 bore, is displayed and preserved in the entrance hall of the museum. Azad used it to shoot himself after a long firefight with British policemen at the Alfred Park , the same year
120-473: The last military dictatorship (1976–1983) the issue of culture and education was left, for the most part, in the hands of civilians. Upon the return of democracy in 1983, President Raúl Alfonsín mandated the creation of the Secretariat of Culture as a dependency of the Ministry of Education and Justice; the first Secretary was Carlos Gorostiza . In 2014, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced
140-482: The Allahabad railway junction and almost equidistant from three different Railway Stations such as Prayag, Rambagh and Prayagraj junction and about 12 km away from Prayagraj Airport. A museum was originally set up in Allahabad in 1863 by North-West Province Governor General Sir William Muir , before being shut down for unspecified reasons in 1881. After the initiative to reopen the museum was taken by Jawaharlal Nehru ,
160-740: The Ministry of Culture are specified in Article 23, section 5 of the current Law on Ministries ( Ley de Ministerios ), published in 2019. According to this law, the Ministry was in charge of assisting the President of Argentina and the Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers in all matters pertaining to culture, as well as designing and executing public policy, planning, programs and projects to stimulate and favor culture; elaborating and promoting policies that strengthen Argentina's cultural identities, promoting policies destined to
180-778: The Ministry of Culture, such as the National Library of the Argentine Republic , the National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (INCAA), , the National Institute of Anthropology and Latin American Thought (INAPL) and the National Institute of Music . The secretariat is headquartered in the Casey Palace , a residential manor originally built for the Irish Argentine businessman Eduardo Casey . The building
200-862: The National Directorate of Museums, is tasked with overseeing and maintaining all of Argentina's national museums , such as the National Museum of Fine Arts , the National Historical Museum , the Sarmiento Historical Museum , the National Bicentennial House , the Historical House of Independence , the National Cabildo Museum , among others. In addition, a number of decentralized institutions depend on
220-807: The Philippines (NMP), a government organization, operates several national museums, including: The National Museum Complex in Manila which consists of the central museums of the NMP namely the: The NMP also operates the following satellite museums: Sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport Sponsored by Ministry of Defence Sponsored by the Home Office Ministry of Culture (Argentina) The Secretariat of Culture ( Spanish : Secretaría de Cultura , formerly Ministry of Culture ) of Argentina
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#1732848852516240-786: The central government. The following is an incomplete list of national museums: The Albanian government operates several national museums, including: The Argentinian Ministry of Culture operates several national museums, including: The Australian Government operates several national museums through its various departments, including: In addition, a number of states in Australia also operate "national museums". These include: The Federal Public Service for Science Policy Programming in Belgium operates several museum associations: The government of Brunei operates several museums including: The following are national museums of Canada , established by
260-541: The development of the economic activity of the cultural industry, directing policies of conservation and protection of Argentina's cultural heritage, promoting policies that safeguard cultural diversity, among others. The Secretariat of Culture has a number of centralized and decentralized dependencies. The centralized dependencies, as in other government ministers, are known as secretariats ( secretarías ) and undersecretariats ( subsecretarías ); there are currently three of these: The Secretariat of Cultural Heritage, through
280-527: The establishment of a ministry dedicated exclusively to culture, with singer-songwriter Teresa Parodi being appointed to the new position. The ministry was again demoted to a Secretariat under the Ministry of Education with the cabinet reorganization imposed by President Mauricio Macri in September 2018, but this would be undone by the new administration of President Alberto Fernández upon its arrival to power in 2019. The attributions and responsibilities of
300-710: The federal government of Canada and operated through an autonomous Crown corporation : Former national museums that were later shut down includes: In addition to institutions established or operated by the Government of Canada, several provinces and territories have established their own provincial and territorial museums . National-level museums in India come directly under the administrative control of Ministry of Culture , Government of India . Museums listed below are operated by Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology and other ministries. The National Museum of
320-473: The largest collection of prehistoric paintings displayed in India dating from 14,000 B.C to 2000 B.C. The museum, using solar power system , has become the first museum in the country to become self-reliant in power generation. The Allahabad Museum is centrally located in the Civil Lines area of the city in a lush green garden at Chandrashekhar Azad Park, popularly known as Company Bagh. It is about 3 km away from
340-592: The museum was established. The museum boasts 19 exclusive canvasses painted by the Russian painter, Nicholas Roerich . There are 10 Roerich Halls all over the world, including the one at Allahabad Museum. The museum's library stores 25,000 books, including rare collections of Loeb Classical Library — translated works of ancient Roman and Greek scholars. 25°27′18″N 81°50′46″E / 25.4551°N 81.8462°E / 25.4551; 81.8462 List of national museums#India A national museum can be
360-649: The museum was opened to the public in 1954. In 1985 it was declared an Institution of National Importance. The museum houses galleries each devoted to Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru . The Gandhi Gallery displays rare pictures of Gandhi from his childhood till death, while the Nehru Gallery features Nehru's original manuscripts called 'In and Out of Prison' which were later published as his autobiography The Discovery of India . His other collection includes documents, gifts, wedding cards and letters, including some from Gandhi himself. The museum's another valued possession
380-408: The presidency of Héctor Cámpora ; the first minister responsible was the physician and Justicialist Party politician Jorge Alberto Taiana . Taiana remained in office through the resignation of Cámpora, the interim presidency of Raúl Lastiri , the brief third presidency of Juan Domingo Perón and part of the presidency of Isabel Perón , and was succeeded by Oscar Ivanissevich in 1974. During
400-534: The then President of the Allahabad Municipal Board, stalwarts like Madan Mohan Malviya and the then leading newspaper The Pioneer , the museum was eventually opened in the Municipal Board building in 1931. Due to space constraint, the museum was shifted to the present building at the Alfred Park . The foundation stone of the present museum building was laid on 14 December 1947 by Jawaharlal Nehru and
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