The 2018 South Asia Archive and Library Group conference, will take place at the Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, on Friday 6th July, from 1pm to 7pm.
The
Queen’s Gallery upcoming summer exhibitions both relate to South Asia (Splendours of the subcontinent: four centuries of South Asian paintings and manuscripts and Splendours of the subcontinent: a prince's tour of India, 1875-6) and we are very pleased to be able to hold our conference at the gallery to
coincide with them. Naturally, there will be a chance to see the exhibitions
and the talks will all focus on South Asian material in the Royal Collection.
The detailed programme is as follows:
13.00-14.00 Arrival and lunch
14.00-14.45 Emily Hannam (Royal Collection)
The South Asian collections of the Royal
Library, Windsor Castle
14.45-15.30 Rachael Smith (Royal Collection)
Conserving South Asian art on paper at the
Royal Collection
15.30-15.50 Tea/coffee
15.50-16.30 Saqib Baburi (British Library)
Distant friends: correspondence of the
Nawabs of Arcot with George III
16.30-17.15 Kajal Meghani (Royal Collection)
Revisiting the 1875-76 royal tour of India
17.15-18.00 SAALG
business meeting or visit to the exhibition Splendours of the subcontinent:
a prince’s tour of India, 1875-76
18.00-19.00 Private
view of the exhibition Splendours of the subcontinent: four centuries of
South Asian paintings and manuscripts
The
conference fee, due on the day, will be £25.
Please
confirm your attendance by emailing Emma Mathieson (emma.mathieson AT bodleian.ox.ac.uk). Please advise us of any dietary
requirements in your message.
The closing date for booking will be Thursday 14th
June.
Unfortunately, any cancellations after that date will incur a
catering charge, for which we will have to invoice you.
We look forward to seeing many of you in July!
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