Union Minister Shripad Naik, PWD Minister Nilesh Cabral, Ambassador of Portugal to India Dr Carlos Periera Marques, Archbishop of Goa and Daman Filipe Neri Ferrao and others.
PANAJI
Union Minister of State for Tourism and Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shripad Naik inaugurated the upgraded Museum of Christian Art at the Convent of Santa Monica, Old Goa on Monday. Nilesh Cabral, Minister of Public Works Department, Dr Carlos Periera Marques, Ambassador of Portugal to India and Archbishop of Goa and Daman Filipe Neri Ferrao were present on the occasion.
Union Minister Shripad Naik said, the Museum of Christian Art which is preserving priceless and exquisite artefacts, is an excellent example of a unique art form; a perfect symbiosis of Indian and European culture.
The art form, now referred to as Indo-Portuguese, was created by highly skilled local artisans over the last few centuries, who, in producing objects and furniture required in Churches and Convents, consciously or unconsciously superimposed their own Indian artistic style thereby giving them a distinctly Indian look, said Naik.
A book ‘One Hundred Iconic Art Objects from The Museum of Christian Art’ was released on the occasion.
The upgraded work of the museum is done through the funds made available by the Ministry of Culture. MoCA in collaboration with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and INTACH (Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage) undertook an extensive upgradation in 2017-20, to keep pace with current world standards of museology and museography and to vastly enhance the visitor experience.
