Tourism industry wants UoM Museum in visitors’ tour plan
The Hindu
Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion that houses a folklore museum remains unexplored for lack of promotion
Stakeholders of the tourism sector in Mysuru have set their eyes on promoting Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion on the Manasagangotri campus which houses a folklore museum with a rare collection of artefacts related to the folklore traditions of Karnataka.
On the occasion of World Tourism Day here on Monday, the stakeholders, including the Mysuru Travels’ Association, the Mysuru Hotel Owners’ Association and the Tourism Department had organised an event at the mansion, inviting Deputy Commissioner Bagadi Gautham, Mayor Sunanda Palanetra and Vice-Chancellor of University of Mysore G. Hemantha Kumar.
B.S. Prashanth, head, Karnataka Tourism Society, C. Narayana Gowda, president, Hotel Owners’ Association, Museum Director Manjunath and others were present.