Mar 25, 2025 11:04 PM IST
The museum will function a “fitting tribute to his remarkable contribution in the field of art and culture,” Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant
PANAJI: The Goa authorities on Tuesday introduced the establishing of a museum to honour the craft of famed cartoonist and illustrator late Mario de Miranda connected to the Goa State Museum at the moment positioned within the Previous Secretariat constructing.
Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant (@DrPramodPSawant/X)
The museum will function a “fitting tribute to his remarkable contribution in the field of art and culture,” Chief Minister Pramod Sawant stated, responding to a calling consideration movement moved in the course of the ongoing price range session of the Goa meeting.
“This government agrees that a state of art government museum is required to be set up in honour of late Mario de Miranda depicting his art work which will be a fitting tribute to his remarkable contribution in the field of art and culture. The Department of Museum is already in the process of establishing a state of art museum at the Old Secretariat Building (Adil Shah Palace),” Sawant stated.
“Few galleries in this Museum shall be dedicated solely to Late Mario de Miranda. Government has already set up a committee to establish the museum at Old Secretariat Building,” Sawant added.
Chief of Opposition Yuri Alemão stated Miranda, who has develop into synonymous with Goa and was built-in properly with respect to a number of topics, deserved a “permanent space” in Goa
“This honour was long overdue, but I believe that the least that we can do is to give him a permanent space. To ensure his legacy, his work has to be passed to the future generations for learning and acquiring knowledge,” Alemão stated.
Opposition legislator Venzy Viegas known as on the federal government to introduce a ‘training centre’ alongside the museum “where this art can be promoted, and taught to more children.”
The federal government has arrange a 14-member committee headed by the Secretary (Museums) and consisting of architects, historians, writers, historians, and museum curators.
Miranda, who handed away in 2011 was honoured with the Padma Shri, the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Vibhushan, the final of which was awarded posthumously in 2012.
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