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Piercing Details: Telling a Story of Chance

by Rose Milnes, Curatorial Assistant for South Asian Art, Islamic Art, and Antiquities

6/17/2024

South Asian Art, Islamic Art, antiquities, Gulistan, Sa'di

There’s always that time at the Cincinnati Art Museum when magic happens—when departments like curatorial, conservation, and design and installation come together twice a year to rotate light-sensitive works in our galleries, including works on paper and textiles, to preserve the artwork for future generations.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Conserving and Displaying a Palampore

by Obie Linn, Associate Conservator of Textiles

3/2/2023

behind the scenes, objects conservation, CAMConservation, Palampore, South Asian Art, textile conservation

Are you a pal of Indian textiles? Then be sure to see the palampore currently on display in the South Asian Gallery!

Opening Today! Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art

by Dr. Ainsley M. Cameron, Curator of South Asian Art, Islamic Art and Antiquities

11/11/2022

Beyond Bollywood, Dance, South Asian Art, Southeast Asian Art, Himalayan Art, Asian Art Museum

Join us at CAM to experience the exceptional importance and power of dance in religious thought, literature, politics, and societal structures in Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art.

Behind the Scenes in the South Asian Galleries

by Conservation

9/29/2022

CAMConservation, Palampore, textile conservation, South Asian Art, objects conservation

Take a peek into preparations for the reopening of the South Asian Galleries, December 2023.

Exploring Connections: Pak Sheung Chuen and Anila Quayyum Agha

by Dr. Ainsley M. Cameron, Curator of South Asian Art, Islamic Art and Antiquities

12/15/2017

curatorial, Anila Agha, interpretation, South Asian Art, Islamic Art

On a recent visit to London’s Tate Modern, I came across an installation of Pak Sheung Chuen’s A Travel without Visual Experience in a display of the museum’s permanent collection in the newly-opened and installed Blatvatnik Building.