Bhopal is set to host the third BRICS Culture Working Group (CWG) meeting and the BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meeting from Wednesday, bringing together delegates from BRICS member and partner countries to strengthen cultural cooperation and deliberate on issues including heritage conservation, museums, cultural and creative industries, and people-to-people exchanges. 

The meeting, organised under India’s BRICS presidency by the Union Ministry of Culture in association with the Madhya Pradesh government, will conclude on August 8 with the adoption of the BRICS Culture Ministers’ Declaration, which outlines the roadmap for future cultural cooperation.