patna the city is gearing up for the bihar museum biennale 2023 which is scheduled to commence on august 7the biennale being held in a physical format for the first time will be inaugurated by the chief minister cm nitish kumar and his deputy tejashwi prasad yadav the inaugural ceremony will be presided over by jitendra kumar rai the minister of state art culture and youth departmentbihar museum additional director ashok kumar sinha told this newspaper on friday that cultural performances by foreign artists will take place on august 7 with the support of the indian council for cultural relations iccrthe event is set to feature a symposium on august 8 and 9 with more than ten speakers from around the globe including the architect of museums from paris hala warde and the founder of cymroza art gallerymumbai pheroza godrej the symposium will cover four sessions including new museums and typology and changing creative industry in museumsthe nearly fourmonthlong biennale will showcase museums from various countries including nepal russia israel and costa rica along with indian museums such as the national maritime heritage complex in lothalgujarat and the salar jung museumhyderabadthe exhibits from various museums will continue to be unveiled starting with a few like where god residesnepal and three dimensions of divinitychhatrapati shivaji sangrahalay in mumbai sinha said adding that the guests will be taken on a trip to the cultural sites of rajgir nalanda and bodhgaya on august 10