21.06.2014
Dr. Alena Adamkova
2002-2012 IRMT Executive Director/Curator

DEVELOPMENT REPORT
OF INTERNATIONAL ROERICH MEMORIAL TRUST
FROM 01.01.2002 TILL 08.09.2012

INTERNATIONAL ROERICH MEMORIAL TRUST
INTERNATIONAL ROERICH MEMORIAL TRUST
Hall Estate
Naggar, 175 130 Kullu distt.,
Himachal Pradesh
INDIA

CONTENTS

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GENERAL INVENTORY - CATALOGUE OF THE IRMT ART GALLERY PAINTINGS AND MUSEUM ITEMS

Executive Director Dr A.Adamkova together with a few Russian volunteers from the 'Committee of the Friends of the IRMT' was working for several years on preparation of the extensive Inventory of all items that belonged to the Roerich family, including original Nicholas and Svetoslav Roerichs' paintings, ancient statues, different original museum items, books and documents, furniture, crockery etc. The only catalogue of items prepared before in 1996 was executed with a lot of wrong information, mistakes and contained only 263 items contrary to almost 4000 items thoroughly documented, photographed and entered into the Registration lists by the ED and her volunteer team.

In June-July 2012 IRMT Items verification lists, containing 9 Incoming Registration Lists were signed and handed over by Dr. Alena Adamkova, Executive Director/Curator, IRMT to Sh. Hari Singh Chauhan, Registration officer-cum curator, State Museum, Shimla who was deputed for this purpose by the H.P. government. They contained:

The Incoming Registration

List IRL # 1 - Inventory 2012_1 _ 1-371 dd 19/06/2012 registering 371 items from Nos 1-371; having number of pages: 318; covering: Roerich House cum Museum (Ground floor - Art Gallery) and its first floor (without books),

List IRL # 2 - Inventory 2012_2_ 000372 - 000889 dd 4/07/2012 registering 517 items from No. 000372 - 000889; having number of pages: 106; covering: ancient stone and brass sculptures of the Roerichs' family, old furniture, other items, and new items from Russian folk culture, located at the Folk Art Museum.

List IRL #3 - Inventory 2012_3_890 - 1180 dd 24/06/2012 registering 290 items featuring interior of the ground floor (furniture, services, curtains, etc) in Roerich House cum Museum.

List IRL # 4 - Inventory 2012_4_ 001181 - 001452 dd 19/07/2012 registering 271 items from No. 001181 - 001452; having number of pages: 95; covering: crystals, manuscripts, statues, lamps, clothes, Dodge car of the Roerichs' family located at the Roerich House cum Museum.

List IRL # 5 - Inventory 2012_5_ 001453 - 001999 dd 28/06/2012 registering 546 items from No. 001453 - 001999; having number of pages: 139; covering: books of the Roerichs' family located at the Roerich House cum Museum.

List IRL # 6 - Inventory 2012_6 _ 2000-2300 dd 21/06/2012 registering 300 items from No. 2000-2300; having number of pages: 91;covering: miscellaneous items (interior, furniture, crystals, books and documents) in Roerich House cum Museum (Ground floor and first floors).

List IRL # 7 - Inventory 2012_7_ 002301 - 003261 dd 21/07/2012 registering 960 items from No. 002301 - 003261; having number of pages: 220; covering: Books of the Roerich's family located at the Roerich House.

List IRL # 8 - Inventory 2012_1 _ 3262-3751 dd 20/06/2012registering 489 items from No.3262-3751; having number of pages: 134;covering: Svetoslav and Devika Rani Roerich Memorial, Urusvati Institute building and miscellaneous items.

List IRL # 9 - Inventory 2012_9_ 003752 - 003829 dd 20/07/2012 registering 77 items from No. 003752 - 003829; having number of pages: 46; covering: Archaeological collection of the Roerich family: all stone sculptures located at the Hall Estate outer premises (near the Roerich House and entry gates to the Estate);

and additional 52 memorial stone slabs (recovered by the IRMT in 2004 from the vicinity of Naggar).