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Eye on Indian museum shops

June 10, 2023June 10, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Clockwise from top left: MAP, Kamini Sawhney, Mehrangarh Fort, Sharan Apparao, Priya Paul, and Tarang Arora Why are museum shops in India not as thoughtfully curated as those you find abroad? We have both craftspeople and design experts who have been experimenting with different materials here but they haven’t made it to the museum gift shop. […]

Exit through the museum gift shop, suggests Anita Ratnam

June 10, 2023June 10, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Watch | Anita Ratnam’s visual tour of 40 years of collecting wearable art My children and friends know that I must make that mandatory stop at the museum shop if I am travelling abroad. There is a deep local engagement you find at a museum store and, on returning home, the joy in placing each […]