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In its attempt to re-imagine the function of the museum, Arna-Jharna: The Desert Museum of Rajasthan has consciously prioritized social relationships generated by objects, rather than a purely aesthetic or ethnographic focus on the objects themselves. Therefore, in its first exhibition relating to the broom, it is not just the broom that matters but its multiple relationships to ecology, agriculture, the caste formations of broom-makers, civil society and public culture.

The site of the museum has been open to any number of events which have contributed to the larger social outreach of the museum and its interdisciplinary enterprise. Arna-Jharna is open to many such events which contribute to the larger holistic vision of the museum.

If you would like to hold a conference or workshop in Arna-Jharna, please feel free to contact us at info@arnajharna.org

These are just some of the memorable events organized by the museum:

Painting workshop with government primary and middle school children of Moklawas, a village adjoining the museum (November-2009).

Visit by rural pilgrims attending the annual Kartik Poonam Mela at Arneshwar Mahadeva Temple near the museum (November-2009).

A group of musicians from the Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, had an interactive session with the Langa folk musicians (October-2009).

Delegates of Lok Pashupalak Sansthan, an NGO based in Sadari, discussed the museum’s collection of grasses and initiated a dialogue on pastoral land issues (September-2009).

Visit by eminent geologist Prof. K N Chauhan from MLS University, Udaipur, who provided valuable information on the rock formations of the museum site (September-2009).

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