The Art of Central Asia and the Indian Sub-continent in Cross-Cultural
Perspective - 12th to 16th March, 2007
Objective : The Art of Central Asia and the Indian Sub-continent in
Cross-Cultural Perspective (1st cent. A.D. – 14th cent. A.D.).
The Seminar aims at presenting an extensive as well as an intensive
appraisal of art and culture of individual regions of Central Asia,
including those which have so far not been sufficiently explored. As
many as 16 foreign scholars of eminence from 11 different countries of 3
continents and 17 from India are to present their papers on different
aspects of Central Asian Art.
Seminar Focus : Sources of Buddhist Art · Scribes and artists · The Art
of Gandhar · The Art of Eastern Central Asia and Dunhuang · The Art of
Western Central Asia · Buddhist and Hindu Iconography of Central Asian
Art · Textiles,etc. · Issues of cross-cultural influences · Hermeneutics
and historical contexts
Presided by : Padma Shri Prof. B.N . Goswamy, on 12th March at 10:30
a.m. in the National Museum auditorium, and Padma Bhushan Prof. Lokesh
Chandra, will deliver the Keynote Address.
Organised by : The National Museum Institute of History of Art,
Conservation and Museology
Place : Auditorium, National Museum, Near India Gate
Website : nationalmuseumindia.gov.in
via:
http://www.delhievents.com