A Canadian company, Lord Cultural Resources, is expected to construct the proposed World Class Museum in the city.Lord Culture Resources president Barry Lord and his team held discussion with senior officials of the state government over the proposed project. The CM directed chief secretary Anup Mukherjee to constitute a standing committee, comprising some selected officials, and set in motion talks with the consultant group.
Sources said the firm will provide consultancy services from designing of the proposed museum and display of artifacts and other materials aimed at showcasing Bihar’s contribution to civilization, democracy and education since ancient times.
The firm will be paid a consultancy fee of Rs 4.2 crores and will finalize the concept of the museum within a year. The construction of the proposed museum, spread over 17 acres, will take about four years.
Nitish stressed that in the proposed museum, the entire history, culture, civilization, religious faiths and other related subjects be collected. The museum would also serve to present a broader picture of Bihar and its history to the visiting tourists.
Through the power point presentation on the past glory of Pataliputra to the present Patna, and the historical glimpses of the political, social, cultural and religious aspects of the periods of Lord Buddha, Lord Mahavir, Asoka the Great and Chandragupta were highlighted.
The meeting also discussed in detail the exhibition of artifacts, design of the museum, architect, exhibition gallery and children’s park. “A discussion on Bihar will remain incomplete without reference to Aryabhatta, Chanakya and Nalanda Mahavihara,” said Nitish and suggested galleries be dedicated to them.
The meeting was attended among others by art and culture minister Sukhda Pandey and department secretary C Lalsota, principal secretaries of finance, urban development and PHED Rameshwar Singh, Shashi Shekhar Sharma and Rabindra Pawar respectively, Patna commissioner K P Ramaiah and CM’s secretaries S Siddhartha, Chanchal Kumar and Atish Chandra.