Born into privilege in 1919, Maharani Kumari Gayatri Devi lived a charmed and extraordinary life that spanned the radical social and political changes of 20th century India.
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Painted photography has long been considered specifically an Indian cultural phenomenon.
At the present moment India’s indigenous and regional artists (often termed ‘Adivasi’ and ‘folk artists’) are forging a new place in contemporary platforms in India and around the world.
Date: 22 July 2024
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Location: Annie Wyatt Room at the National Trust Centre
In the mid-1990s I was given a copy of the radar image of the Angkor region taken from the Space Shuttle which decisively showed the actual, vast urban extent of Angkor. The Greater Angkor Project has been an international, collaborative and interdisciplinary program to study that settlement.
Date: 22 August 2024
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Location: Adelaide
This illustrated talk highlights two historic oriental carpets that have their origins in the Islamic world but have found their way to Europe and then to Australia. Each has an established provenance and an extremely interesting life story.
Date: 30 September 2024
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Location: Annie Wyatt Room at the National Trust Centre
Although Korean gardens share some characteristics with Chinese
ones they have many uniquely Korean qualities. There is a long tradition
of gardening for beauty and pleasure on the peninsula.
