How to recreate a Gandhara stupa at the British Museum

In Hotung Gallery/ Projects
How to recreate a Gandhara stupa at the British Museum

The first object you encounter when approach the Gandhara section of the Hotung Gallery is a large, beautifully carved preaching Buddha sculpture from Jamalgarhi,…

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Curating the Life of the Buddha at the British Museum

The refurbishment of the Sir Joseph E. Hotung Gallery for China and South Asia was an opportunity to reassess the full scope of the…

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Behind the Scenes at the British Museum: Indo-Roman trade in the Hotung Gallery

The previous incarnation of the South Asia section of the Sir Joseph E Hotung Gallery for China and South Asia was broadly thematic in…

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From Siberia to London: the Sakha Collections at the British Museum

The British Museum Siberian collections are substantial – numbering some 1400 objects – and they also range widely in terms of material, type, and…

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Review: Splendours of the Subcontinent, New Walk Museum

The UK-India Year of Culture 2017 has seen many exhibitions held across the UK as part of the year long programme of events celebrating the…

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Whitworth Gallery: South Asia in photos

Raqs Media Collective Raqib Shaw South Asian Modernists Sooni Taraporevala Beyond Borders…

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Manchester Art Gallery: South Asia in photos

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…

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In Col. Colin Mackenzie, 1st Surveyor General of India/ Projects/ Travels/ Travels & Reviews
Journey to the Western Isles

We covered 1371 miles during our journey to the Western Isles and as we left the plains of England and passed through the Lake…

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Collector Extraordinaire Exhibition: treasures from India in Scotland

Opening night! After a slightly frantic start deciding what to wear to an event I had been looking forward to for so long, I…

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In Col. Colin Mackenzie, 1st Surveyor General of India/ Projects
Collector Extraordinaire: selecting objects to reunite a collection

Colin Mackenzie (1754-1821) was born in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis but spent most of his life in India working for the East…

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