India’s first Labour Movement Museum, showing the history of the world labour movement, would be housed in Kerala’s houseboat tourism hub, Alappuzha, reports The Hindu.
The museum will have documents and exhibits shedding light on the labour movements across the continents, said a press release issued by Kerala tourism dept. According to the release, the museum will attract tourists in large numbers.
The New Model Cooperative Society Limited, previously run by the Bombay Company, has been converted into the Labour Movement Museum.
Labour Movement museum to showcase workers’ struggle
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It forms part of the Alappuzha Heritage Tourism Project
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It forms part of the Alappuzha Heritage Tourism Project
The Labour Movement museum, showcasing the history of the workers’ struggle from across the world, is getting ready in Alappuzha.
The museum is being set up by converting the New Model Cooperative Society Limited, previously run by the Bombay Company. A first of its kind in the country, it will portray, through pictures, documents and other exhibits, the class struggle and the history of Kerala’s labour movement, a statement issued by the Tourism Department said.
India s first Labour Movement museum to come up in Kerala
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Last Updated: Jan 17, 2021, 04:45 PM IST
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The museum will feature a huge repository of documents and exhibits that shaped the labour movements across the continents and impacted Alappuzha, the cradle of the labour movement in the country, in particular and Kerala in general, state Tourism department said on Sunday.
The Museums will open as soon as the restoration of heritage structures is complete.
KOCHI: The country s first Labour Movement Museum, showcasing the history of world labour movement, would be launched in Kerala s houseboat tourism hub, Alappuzha.
The museum will feature a huge repository of documents and exhibits that shaped the labour movements across the continents and impacted Alappuzha, the cradle of the labour movement in the country, in particular and Kerala in general, state Tourism department said on Sunday.