Allege that they were not allowed to use Museum premises for a course-related programme
A group of art students have come out against the authorities of the Napier Museum for allegedly stopping their group sketching programme.
In a letter to the Minister for Culture, the District Collector and the Mayor, the students of Vismayas Max have said that public spaces are increasingly being made inaccessible to artists and others who express themselves creatively. The students of the animation visual effects course had come to the Museum lawns on Thursday for a group sketching programme, as part of their course work. The security staff asked them to leave the area. “When we demanded to know the reason, they said we need not be told about it. As we continued out protest, they said that we will be allowed to sit, if some higher authority agrees,” say the students.
The students later talked to a zoo official, who gave them permission to continue after submitting an application. Though they were allowed in, the students decided to take up the issue as they felt that the access to a public space should not be subject to an application form.
Museum Director’s view
Museums and Zoo Director K. Gangadharan said there was no control on such group events on the Museum lawns. “I am not aware of this particular case. But, the lawn is usually used for painting competitions and similar programmes. Permission is given once an application is submitted. Of course, the museum lawn is not a public space like a beach,” he said.
Article on Hindu (March 17 2018) : http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/denial-of-public-space-objected/article23276817.ece
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