The Ancient Middle East Gallery / The Sarikhani Gallery at the Ashmolean Museum was recently reimagined, redesigned and refurbished. I visited the gallery in July 2021…
So much incredible work is taking place beyond museums, although there are moments of valuable and meaningful collaboration. The work Amandeep Madra and Parmjit…
In this episode, I speak to Abira Hussein, founder of Nomad, a collaborative project with Mnemoscene. Abira is pioneering a different, more thoughtful, approach…
In this episode, I speak to Kayte McSweeney, Community Partnerships Manager at the British Museum and also an independent consultant who specialises in audience research…
In Episode 19, I’m speaking to Heba Abd el Gawad, Egyptian Egyptologist and postdoctoral researcher on Egypt’s Dispersed Heritage: Views from Egypt. This innovative and…
In Episode 4, I speak to Rachael Minott, Inclusion and Change Manager at The National Archives, board member of the Museums Association and visual artist working on Jamaican national…
The first object you encounter when approach the Gandhara section of the Hotung Gallery is a large, beautifully carved preaching Buddha sculpture from Jamalgarhi,…
The South Asia focused exhibitions at the Manchester Art Gallery from September 2017 onwards coincide with the 70th anniversary of Indian Independence from British colonial…
In Autumn 2012, I first encountered the vast Asian Ethnographic Collections held at the British Museum. I knew the collections were considerable, but nothing…
