Linking collections around the world, 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 the first episode of the series, Kamini Sawhney and Imma Ramos unlock the unique connections that arise when an 18th century miniature painting and a work by Tyeb Mehta are placed in conversation with each other.
Varun Nayar and Leila Anne Harris look at the work of two photographers: Malick Sidibé’s Chemise and a selection of images from Suresh Punjabi’s Suhag Studio. This video explores the artistic practices of the photographers, the arrangement of their compositions and how the subjects in...
Katherine Kasdorf, Associate Curator at the DIA, traces the journey and history of two powerful South Indian goddesses: a brahmani in MAP’s collection and a yogini currently housed at the DIA.
In the first episode of the series, Kamini Sawhney and Imma Ramos unlock the unique connections that arise when an 18th century miniature painting and a work by Tyeb Mehta are placed in conversation with each other.
