Linking collections globally, Museums Without Borders is a unique digital collaboration between MAP and institutions in India and across the world. Ranging from six to ten minutes, each episode in this series juxtaposes an artwork from MAP with an object from a partner museum exploring commonalities and differences in style, subject or narrative.
In collaboration with the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, this episode looks at three pairs of portraits of three nineteenth century rulers from Rajasthan. Watch as Mrinalini Venkateswaran explores the similarities and differences between these images, photographic technology and the socio-political spaces that these rulers inhabited.
In collaboration with the Peabody Essex Museum, this episode looks at a photograph by Jyoti Bhatt from MAP's collection and a painting by Ram Kumar from the Peabody Essex Museum, their juxtaposition bringing forth an exploration of modernity and post-colonial identity in urban and rural...
In this episode, Shubhasree Purkayastha and Annabelle Campbell look at the works of Jivya Soma Mashe and Tadek Beutlich exploring their trajectories as artists, engagement with natural materials and themes of community.
Krishna Shekhawat and Riya Kumar discuss a fire striker from MAP's collection and a hilt from Mehrangarh's collection with strikingly similar animal imagery.
In collaboration with the National Gallery Singapore, this video looks at the works of two living artists: Tang Da Wu and Manish Nai. Arnika Ahldag and Charmaine Toh take us through their artistic practices exploring materiality, collaboration and time.
