EXHIBITION
Eastern Encounters
Four Centuries of Paintings and Manuscripts from the Indian Subcontinent
This exhibition is in the past. View our current exhibitions.
- This event is in the past
Every Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday (Thursday 23 Jul 2020 - Monday 4 Jan 2021)
Excl dates: Thursday 7 Jan 2021, Friday 8 Jan 2021, Saturday 9 Jan 2021, Sunday 10 Jan 2021, Monday 11 Jan 2021, Thursday 14 Jan 2021, Friday 15 Jan 2021, Saturday 16 Jan 2021, Sunday 17 Jan 2021, Monday 18 Jan 2021, Thursday 21 Jan 2021, Friday 22 Jan 2021, Saturday 23 Jan 2021, Sunday 24 Jan 2021, Monday 25 Jan 2021, Thursday 28 Jan 2021, Friday 29 Jan 2021, Saturday 30 Jan 2021, Sunday 31 Jan 2021
The Royal Collection contains some of the finest South Asian paintings and manuscripts in the world. Tracing more than 400 years of literary and artistic output, the exhibition offers new insights into the shared history of the British Monarchy and the Indian Subcontinent through exquisite illuminated manuscripts, dazzling depictions of the Mughal court, royal portraits, Hindu epics and modern works.
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