Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday hailed Smritivan in Kutch for finding a place in the prestigious World Selection for the Prix Versailles Museums 2024.
In a post on X, Amit Shah said ‘It is a touching moment for all of us as Smritivan in Kutch finds a place in the prestigious World Selection for the Prix Versailles Museums 2024′.’
‘Envisioned by PM Narendra Modi Ji, Smritivan is a museum that preserves the memories of the people we lost in the devastating earthquake in 2001. Its inclusion in the World Selection for the Prix Versailles Museums 2024 will spread the fragrance of their memories worldwide’, he added in the post.
Bhuj’s Smritivan Earthquake Memorial Museum, located in Kutch district, received the third spot in UNESCO’s Prix Versailles Award in the category of the world’s seven most beautiful museums.
Earlier Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel had called the inclusion of the Smritivan Earthquake Memorial Museum in the World Selection for the Prix Versailles Museums 2024 as a proud moment.
Taking to his official X handle, Bhupendra Patel wrote, “A proud moment for Gujarat and India! Bhuj’s Smritivan Earthquake Memorial Museum has been placed on the list of the seven most beautiful museums in the world under the prestigious Prix Versailles Award in the field of architecture and design announced annually at UNESCO.”
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