Name: |
Poonam Khanna |
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| Date of birth: |
May 24, 1956 |
| Present position: |
Assistant Curator
Government Museum and Art Gallery ,
Sector 10-C, Chandigarh 160 011, U.T., India
Phone: +91-172-2741914 |
| Address for correspondence: |
Government Museum and Art Gallery,
Chandigarh 160 011, U.T., India |
| Educational qualifications: |
Post Graduate (History of Art) Gold Medalist
Panjab University , Chandigarh , U.T., India |
| Field of Specialization: |
Documentation |
| Member |
Technical member of the Museum Advisory Committee |
| Professional experience: |
Working experience of twenty two years in museum. Details are as follows: |
| S. No. |
Department |
Designation |
Nature of work |
Period |
| I. |
Government Museum and Art Gallery , Chandigarh, India. |
Assistant Curator Additional charge: Also held additional charge of the City Museum, Chandigarh, India, from 1998 to 2001 |
Incharge of the museum (Arts wing )and Antiquities. Incharge of the audio-visual programmes, Mobile Van exhibitions, functions and exhibitions organized by the museum, Art Acquisition meeting. Assist the Director in the publication work of the museum. |
From June 1998 till date. |
| II. |
Government Museum and Art Gallery , Chandigarh , India |
Curatorial Assistant |
Incharge of the contemporary section |
From October 1983 to May 1998 |
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| Other Experiences |
Was Paper setter and examiner for M.A. in History of Art (Guru Nanak Dev University , Amritsar) and for B.A.(History of Art paper) Punjab University , Chandigarh.
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| Appreciation and Commendation certificate |
Appreciation on behalf of the Adviser to the Administrator U.T. Chandigarh by the Home Secretary, Chandigarh Administration for the display and layout of Child Art Gallery in 1992.
Appreciation by the Home Secretary, Chandigarh Administration for help in organizing Chandigarh Carnival in 1993 and 1995 and commendation certificates for outstanding services in organizing Chandigarh Carnival in 1992 and 1995 . |
| Special projects: |
- Assisted the Director in Setting up of 'Textile', Manuscript', 'Nature in Art' 'Chandigarh Harappan' , 'Epigraphy and Numismatics' Sections . Renovation (Designing and layout) of Gandhara and miniature sections.
- Mobile Exhibitions: Assisting the Director in organizing mobile exhibitions
- Digital Documentation Cell: Assisting the Director in digital documentation of the art collection of the museum.
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| Publications: |
Published five articles in research bulletins. Assisted as a member of research team in the publication of volume of Gandhra Sculptures in the Government Museum and Art Gallery (In the light of the International colloquium held in 1998) |
Workshops and seminars |
Attended following seminar, workshops and conferences:
Narrative in Indian Art (1988)
Technical workshop on conservation and preservation of art objects (1994)
Colloquium on Gandhara Sculptures (1998)
Workshop on preventive conservation (2000)
ICBCP Confrence on biodeterioration of cultural property (2006) |
References: |
- Dr. B.N.Goswamy
Art historian and former Professor
Department of Fine Arts,
Panjab University , Chandigarh , India
- Dr. D.C.Bhattacharyya
Art historian and former Professor
Department of Fine Arts,
Panjab University , Chandigarh , India
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