Indiahas
partnered withPortugalto
set up anational
maritime heritage museumatLothal in Gujarat.TheIndian Navywill
be thestakeholderin
the project and thePortuguese
Navywill assist as they have experience in it by administering
the maritime museum inLisbon,
Portugal.India is to follow a similar model of the
maritime museum.
Implementation
of the project:
In March 2019,Prime Minister Narendra Modilaid
thefoundation
stonefor the project and theGovernment of Indiahas
allocated a grant for building the maritime museum.
The project will be implemented by theMinistry of Shippingthrough
itsSagarmala
programme. TheArchaeological
Survey of India (ASI)along with the State government and
other stakeholders is also involved in setting up the museum.
Partnership
and plans:
The initial discussion about the partnership was
held during the visit ofPortuguese
Defence Minister João Gomes Cravinhoto India in April 2019.
A Defence Ministry-led delegation will visit Portugalto study the existing museum.
Maritime
museum:
A maritime museum is a museum that specializes
in display the objects relating toships
and travel on large bodies of water.A subcategory of
maritime museums are naval museums, which focus on navies and the military use
of the sea.
