Patna is all set to host a two-day meeting of the G20 this month, and delegates are expected to visit the modern Bihar Museum in the state capital a day before the inaugural event, a top official said.
About 150 delegates will take part in the G20 meeting of the Labour Engagement Group on June 22-23, he said. The delegates will arrive in Patna on June 21 and they will be staying at three of the plush hotels in the Bihar capital, officials said.
“On June 22, the inaugural meeting will take place at Samrat Ashok Convention Centre near Gandhi Maidan. On the same day, the delegates will be treated to a gala dinner and cultural programmes at Bapu Sabhagar located on the same premises as the Centre,” the top official in the Bihar government’s Art, Culture and Youth Department said.
On June 23, another round of meetings will take place in the city. “As per the tentative plan, the delegates after their arrival will visit Bihar Museum on June 21 evening,” he said.
One of the most famous occupants of the Bihar Museum is the Didarganj Yakshi or the Chauri-bearer, as she is also referred to.
It remained one of the star attractions of the Patna Museum until the sculpture was moved, along with a large number of antique items, to Bihar Museum on Bailey Road.
The current exhibits at Patna Museum include artefacts dating to the period of 1764 onwards.
