The learning was to extend beyond International Museum Day, i.e. 18th May 2020. 8 tutorials were put out to the public, from 18th May to 6th August 2020, through its social media handles. This exercise was particularly intended for the guides, to initiate the process of learning sign language; the far sighted view being that of accessible-inclusive tours, with sign language as an option that visitors could use to their benefit.

This initiative was a first of its kind, and was featured on ICOM's Instagram stories.

ABCs in Indian Sign Language:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CAUOIBrgrN_/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22TqAZbFGDg

Numbers Counting in Indian Sign Language
https://www.instagram.com/p/CAwX5zMAN6H/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrGavvIR92A

Emotions - Indian Sign Language
https://www.instagram.com/p/CA_-gUgA34F/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEEOs5haYi0

Greetings in Indian Sign Language
https://www.instagram.com/p/CBYK7JdgPFi/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzDJKRuGGxU

Colours in Indian Sign Language
https://www.instagram.com/p/CBqL2_KAYNI/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GNFKfqh7ZE

Vocabulary in Indian Sign Language
https://www.instagram.com/p/CB-8BxIgjb_/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ehy2UdXVsQ

Finding Places using Indian Sign Language
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Q-t5igHWK/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhT28kTO60s

Relations in Indian Sign Language
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDf1XRMAByr/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDnYTahVxA8

The Museum of Tomorrow - Reimagining Spaces

Museums need to re-imagine their spaces; making them more engaging and enriching for the audiences. Architects, Ms. Maria Cobos and Ms. Kulgauravi Singh Ranawat explained this and what the Museum of Tomorrow looks like, through their videos.

Artists Corner

A new series featuring artists across India, and Udaipur was started on the Museum's social media. The goal was to provide learning and entertainment to the audiences, and create an appreciation for the arts. It was also to encourage artists and provide them a platform in difficult times such as that of a lockdown. Fakeer Charan Parida was the first artist featured as part of this series.

Fakeer Charan Parida is one of the most renowned Indian sculptors in this era. His magnificent work in the form of a larger than life statue of the great Warrior King Maharana Pratap adorns the lawns of the Parliament in Delhi. A native of Cuttack, Odisha, Mr. Parida started off by making traditional idols and miniature sculptures at a very young age. With his hard work and distinct style, he went on to establish the Parida Murti Kala Kendra in Haridwar where young sculptors get to hone their skills under his guidance. The 78 year old sculptor continues to create magic through his work and is a guiding light and inspiration for new age sculptors and artists.

A series of Instagram stories in the form of a quiz was utilized to connect with audiences in an effective manner.

Sarmaya Snippets

Sarmaya Arts Foundation is a not-for-profit curated repository of art, artefacts and living traditions from the Indian subcontinent. Founded by IndusInd Bank COO Paul Abraham in 2015, Sarmaya is based in Mumbai, India.

Sarmaya Snippets was a series created by them, in which several professionals or persons with interest in the subject spoke about an object or topic that best connected with them. Ms. Chelsea Santos, Assistant Curator at The City Palace Museum, Udaipur gave a guided tour of a singular work of art from the celebrated Mewar School of miniature painting. In the painting, dated to 1720 CE, from the collection of The City Palace Museum, Udaipur, Maharana Sangram Singh II can be seen performing the Khejari Pooja during Dussehra, while being surrounded by throngs of subjects, all rendered in painstaking detail and vivid colour.