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Albrecht Dürer: The Maestro of Balance, Coherence, and Monumentality

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Abhishek Dixit Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528), a highly talented and adaptable artist from Germany’s Renaissance era, was born in Nuremberg, a prosperous European cultural and economic hub between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Albrecht Dürer, a prominent figure of the Northern Renaissance, crafted exquisite works in drawing, painting, and printmaking. He played a vital role in […]

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Linocut Workshop with Renowned Visual Artist Ananda Moy Banerji

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Tsuktiben Jamir Museo Camera and The Chaibrary are joining hands to organize a 4-day printmaking course under the mentorship of renowned visual artist Ananda Moy Banerji. This cooperative project, which will be hosted from 1st– 4th June 2023 seeks to engage individuals in learning the versatile technique of linocut printing. Founded in 2009, Museo Camera

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Unveiling the Plans for a New KNMA at Delhi and Venice

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Tsuktiben Jamir Established in 2010, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) is India’s first modern and contemporary art museum, based in New Delhi. The KNMA is a non-profit and non-commercial organisation that strives to demonstrate the dynamic link between art and culture through its exhibits, educational exhibits, publications, and public programmes. The Kiran Nadar Museum

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Why Gujarat’s Mata Ni Pachedi so sacred?

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Smriti Malhotra Since the beginning of time, our ancestors have left sacred images of the female form. From the caves of Lascaux in France to the terracotta images found in the Indus Valley civilisations the art and artefacts which represent humans’ earliest myth making tendencies, indicate a deep reverence for life and, in particular, for

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Lothal Museum Creating Buzz in the Economical World: Find Out What’s in Making(Museum Expo 23’)

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Pratiksha Shome At the museum expo 2023, a panel discussion was organized on the topic of Archeological site museum. The panel was headed by four esteemed panelists, Ritesh Nanda, moderator; Dr. Mani, Former DG National Museum; Vasant Shinde, Deccan College and SK Manjul, ASI. Even though the discussion was on the importance of site museums

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Know More about the Reinterpreted Statue of Indus Valley ‘Dancing Girl’ at the Museum Expo

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Krispin Joseph PX What is the most unique artefact we got from the great Indus Valley Civilization? Many things have been excavated from Harappa and Mohenjo Daro, and most of the artefacts are monuments of our grand civilisation and history. Dancing Girl is a unique artefact from the Indus Valley, though the feminine element of

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The Lost Time Capsule of Queen Victoria: The Historic Beginnings of the Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences

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Vaishnavi Srivastava 20th May 2023. ON THIS DAY   On this Day, May 20, 1867, an important event in the history of the Royal Albert Hall took place as Queen Victoria personally laid the foundation stone for the building. The ceremony took place in a large marquee that was built especially for the event and

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What’s So Unique About Raqib Shaw’s Cross-Cultural Fantasy World?

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Digvijay Nikam “Art extracts every bit of existence from you — that’s the promise of the divine.” – Raqib Shaw  Among the thousands who were displaced during the political unrest of 1989 in Kashmir was the family of the artist Raqib Shaw. Born in Calcutta in 1974, Shaw spent his formative years in Kashmir where

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“Irreplaceable” Artefacts Stolen from a UK Museum: Police Looking for Thieves.

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A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends

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