Private collectors, corporates and trusts create imaginative museums focused on building communities

Private collectors, corporates and trusts create imaginative museums focused on building communities

Designer belts, footwear, accessories and jewellery fade into insignificance in the glitter of exhibits at the Amrapali Museum in Jaipur. Silver and gold mojris worn by a young royal from Patna, an intricately worked silver belt from Kerala for keeping coins, two-kilogram silver anklets from Bhuj and ruby-studded back scratchers are just some of the […]

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Watch | A tour of the three-day AD Museum

Watch | A tour of the three-day AD Museum

The AD Museum was the centrepiece of the recent AD Design Show (December 16-18). With 75 photos and objects sourced from architects, museums, photographers and the Architectural Digest’s archives, it celebrated India’s 75 years. Designed as a closed square, the temporary museum displayed “75 photographs and objects [ architectural models, artworks and handloom] that piece […]

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