by Jon Lackman | 7 September 2010 | Museums
According to The Indian Express,
The National Museum of India, the nation’s largest and most prestigious — and described on its web site as ‘The Pride of India’ — has been without a leader for the past three years. No one wants the job, it seems — and even a relaxation of eligibility criteria has not been able to attract good candidates … [T]here are an estimated 140-150 posts — out of a sanctioned strength of 207 — waiting to be filled at the museum … The museum boasts over 200,000 works of exquisite art spanning 5,000 years of India’s cultural heritage, including nearly 1,000 artefacts from Harappan sites. The collections include works from pre-historic archeology, jewellery, paintings, decorative arts, manuscripts, central Asian antiquities and arms and armour.
