Sahapedia's project helps enthusiasts access, appreciate history better

After Sahapedia began its mapping project last year, it has charted around 250 museums in 15 cities

Increasingly, we have tended to overlook museums as swiftly as the antiquities they store — conflating both as relics. A way out is to take into account heritage that is “living” among us and not limit our senses to merely “seeing”. Sahapedia.org, an open online resource on art and culture, held a series of events around International Museum Day (May 18) in 15 cities, in partnership with social, cultural and not-for-profit organisations, to help enthusiasts appreciate history and art by going beyond exhibits.

Advait Amrit Gundlapati, a fifth-grader, would testify to this after a heritage walk to the National Handicrafts