IGNCA is organizing this exhibition in collaboration with The Library and Information Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and also in collaboration with Hungarian cultural information centre, Delhi. Dr. Agnesh from Budapest has curated this exhibition. Dr. Rita Jeney from Hungary is also participating in the conference.

Venue : IGNCA Exhibition Hall, 11, Mansingh Road, New Delhi
Time : 10.00am – 5.00pm

The exhibition will be inaugurated on 24th March, 2015 at 11.00am. Director General, National Museum will be the Chief Guest.

The exhibition will be inaugurated on 24th March, 2015 at 11.00am. Director General, National Museum will be the Chief Guest.

24th March 2015

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The Curated Exhibition Images of India-a fascinating journey through time showcases the illustrated sketches, drawings, lithographs, etchings, wood-cut etc. of 18th 19th century rare books from the IGNCA archives which throw ample light on the art, architecture and various aspects of Indian culture and the contents provide information about the past which has got faded and distorted due to various reasons. The first-hand accounts of foreigners visiting India are undoubtedly valuable for the inquisitive scholars in the field of art and culture. The travel literature spans all fields of interest. While in the earlier travel accounts of the Europeans there is precedent of commercial and colonial interest which later on shifts to publication of recreational travel literature of the late 18th and 19th centuries. The contributors of the 18th 19th century European publications were members of British army and navy; surveyors, engineers, medical staff, travelers etc. Driven by the curiosity and being fascinated by what they saw in India – the lands and the diverse inhabitants, customs, as also beliefs prevalent amongst the people, the European travelers made their way to the most interior and the remotest parts to have an understanding of the regions. Much of what they wrote was intended for amusement to their readers, as well as for information and instruction. The exhibition give glimpses of old landscapes of the important cities; architecture of temples, mosques, tombs and living quarters; social life during the period and details of musical instruments, costumes, transportation and other objects of interest. The exhibition intends to make the scholars aware about the great variety of books on Indian art, architecture, culture, religion of the 19th and 20th century. The rich intellectual content and the matching illustrations of the books reveal to the readers of the state of the society when the country was passing through a transition phase, as a result of cross cultural currents, experiencing new influences from the west, adapting to new conditions and at the same time retaining the age old values, tradition and customs.

Moinuddin Ahmad Art GalleryiIn Collaboration with Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi

Curator:Virendra Bangroo

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Inauguration on 18th January 2015 by N. Gopalaswami, former Chief Election Commissioner of India at 6.30 PM

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7:00-7.50 PM: Lecture by Ms. Chitra Madhavan regarding the Temple and inscriptions.
7:50-8.40 PM: Lecture by Mr. Pradeep Chakravarthy regarding Paintings and Old British Photographs of the Temple.

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The Kantha is a special and beautiful art form developed mainly by the women of Bengal with great passion and love. The Kanthas are infact quilts prepared by layers of old cotton sarees joined together by darn stitches. The threads are drawn across the layers so close to one another that the entire field appears to be rippled. Once the field is prepared the coloured threads are taken out from the borders of the sarees for embroidering the field. The designs of embroidery are symbolic in character and have a close affinity to the alpana. The central design is usually a lotus with variable number of petals interspersed with diverse patterns. The most recurrent designs are tree of life, animals, birds, fish, mythological figures, boats, chariots kalkas etc. which are conventional and freely balanced.

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Inauguration on 15th November 2014 at 6 PM

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IGNCA is hosting an exhibition ‘Africans in India: A Rediscovery’. This exhibition of photographs retracing the life and achievements of prominent Afro-Indians comes from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York and includes photographic reproductions of paintings from private collections and museums as well as contemporary photographs. This is the first time these photographs are being shown in India. The exhibition will be inaugurated at 5.30pm on 8th October, 2014 at IGNCA Amphitheatre. The inauguration will be followed by a performance by Siddi Goma Troupe, the Black Sufis of Gujarat at IGNCA Auditorium.
9th October, 2014 Curatorial Talk by Sylvianne A. Dioufe
Venue : IGNCA Matighar, C.V. Mess, Janpath, New Delhi Time : 5.00pm

15th October, 2014 Conference on “ Africans in India : A Rediscovery”
IGNCA Conference Room, C.V. Mess, Janpath, New Delhi Time: 10.00 a.m. onwards

The exhibition will be open from 9th October to 4th November, 2014 at Matighar, C.V. Mess, Janpath from 10.00am – 6.00pm (Monday closed).

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• The Hindu: Tracing the African legacy in India
• Times of India: When black was no bar: How Africans shaped India’s history
• Business Standard: Spotlight on Africans in India, a journey through history
• Indian Express: Tracing Africa’s association with India, back to the 1300s
• Hindu Business Line: A passage to India
• Big news network: Attacks on Africans painful in multi-ethnic India
• Shades of Africa in India’s social fabric

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Akhyan, an exhibition of masks, puppets and picture showmen in Indian narrative traditions by IGNCA is on display in Madrid, Spain at the Centro Dramatico Nacional (CDN), from 17th September to 12th October. Akhyan, an exhibition of masks, puppets and picture showmen in Indian narrative traditions by IGNCA is on display in Madrid, Spain at the Centro Dramatico Nacional (CDN), from 17th September to 12th October.

Akhyan which means a narrative or a story, explores and celebrates narrative traditions of India that tell a story through the use of speaking objects such as masks, puppets and pictures. It brings together these traditions not as museum pieces but as living forms of story-telling where the object is given life and projects its creator’s ideas and essence. It was first showcased in the IGNCA in 2010. In Spain, the exhibition will be held in two venues- Madrid and Tolosa.

The inaugural at CDN was attended by Mr. Miguel Ángel Recio, Director General of INAEM, Mr. Ernesto Caballero, Director of CDN, Ms. Elena Basagoitia, President of Centro de Iniciativas De Tolosa (CIT), and Ms. Idoya Otegui, Director of Tolosa Puppets International Center (TOPIC). The Indian Ambassador to Spain Shri. Vikram Misri and Jt Secretary of IGNCA, Ms. Veena Joshi were also present at the inauguration.

IGNCA will next be taking the exhibition to the Tolosa Puppets International Center (TOPIC) and Centro de Iniciativas De Tolosa (CIT) where it will be on from 18th October 2014 till March 2015.

Akhyan has been curated by Prof. Molly Kaushal of Janapada Sampada division, IGNCA. Shri. Dadi Pudumjee is the associate curator. The designer of the exhibition is Mr. Neeraj Sahai.

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Aakhyan: Masks, Puppets and Picture Showmen Traditions of India

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IGNCA in collaboration with Alkazi Foundation for the Arts is hosting the exhibition of rare vintage original photographs from 1850 -1910.
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Curated Walks: There will be curated walks for the exhibition Drawn from Light: Early Photography and the Indian Sub-continent in the Twin Art Gallery by Rahaab Allana on August 23, September 12 and September 20 between 3.00 – 4.00 pm. Rahaab Allana is the Curator of the Alkazi Foundation for the Arts; Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society, London and Advisory

LECTURES

Date and Day: 29 August 2014, Friday
Title: The Archive as Object and Practice

Date and Day: 13 September 2014, Saturday
Title: The Making of a Visual History Archive: Selections from the Photography Collection of the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta

Date and Day: 27 September 2014, Saturday
Title: Disciplining the Archive: Practices in Art and Pedagogy

IGNCA, Auditorium, C. V. Mess, Janpath, New Delhi
Time: 6-7 pm

Inauguration of the exhibition will be on 19 August, 2014 at IGNCA Twin Art Gallery at 5.30 pm.
IGNCA Twin Art Gallery, C.V. Mess, Janpath, New Delhi
Time: 10.00 a.m. – 7.00 p.m.

(Monday and Gazetted holidays closed)

Venue : IGNCA Auditorium, C.V. Mess, New Delhi

Time : 10.00am – 1.00pm

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17th September 2014
IGNCA as part of the ongoing exhibition, ‘Drawn from Light: Early Photography and the Indian Subcontinent’ will be hosting a day long seminar presenting a  comprehensive picture of the IGNCA archives on 17th September, 2014.

An exhibition of rare cameras from the collection of Mr Dilish Parekh, a world record holder for camera collection. IGNCA will present select cameras from this collection marking the World Photography Day on 19 August 2014. This will be complemented by an exhibition of select original photographs (around 20) from IGNCA collection of Henri Cartier Bresson.

Media Centre Foyer Area, 3 Dr.Rajendra Prasad Road, N.Delhi
Time: 10.00 a.m. – 5.30 p.m.
Inauguration and Felicitation of Mr. Dilish Parekh at 11.00 a.m. on 19 August 2014.

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• News – Times of India (20.08.2014) World PHOTOGRAPHY DAY – 4,425 CAMERAS, NONE FOR SELFIE

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Inauguration on 21st June 2014, 6:00 PM, by Dr. Ramachandra Guha, Historian.

Inauguration on 13th June 2014 at 6.30 PM by His Excellency Governor of Karnataka Dr HR Bhardwaj.