Museum Association of India (MAI) was formed in
1944. It represents the entire museum community.
Dr. Moti Chandra, Dr. V S Agarwal, Prof Deva
Prasad Ghosh, Rai Krishna Das were the founding
members of the association. The association is
independently funded by its membership and it is
governed by a board of trustees elected by members.
The association has been acting as a treasury of
innovative ideas in the field museum studies.
Many associated professionals strengthened and
encouraged the association with their scholarly
contributions. The associated scholars are
Dr. Grace Morley, Dr. N R Banerjee,
Dr. C. Shivamurthy, Dr. O. P Agarwal,
Dr. V H Bedekar, Dr. M L Niham,
Prof. Dilip K Ray, Prof. Somnath Bhattacharya,
Prof Iftikar Alam Khan, Dr. S . M Nair,
Smt Smita Baxi, Shri Sadashiv Gorakshakar,
Prof. G N Pant, Prof A K Das, Prof I K Bhatanagar.
Museums Association of India continues its
longstanding engagement with museum
professionals and the wider museum community.