Overview
- A state advisory committee has been formed to plan the initiative and held its first formal meeting at Nandan Auditorium with Information and Cultural Affairs officials in attendance.
- Eminent magician P.C. Sorcar (Junior) was named chief adviser to the panel and attended the initial meeting with other noted practitioners.
- Committee discussions focused on drafting a curriculum, types of training for both new and experienced magicians, and the museum’s infrastructure and project outline.
- The museum is planned to archive the lives of prominent Bengali magicians, stage history, rare equipment, costumes, and old books for visitors and researchers.
- The project remains at an early planning stage with no finalized site, budget, or implementation timeline announced, and officials say further details will be worked out by the committee.