Jewelled Arts of India in the Age of the Mughals

The rulers of the Mughal empire were so renowned for their lavish lifestyle, love of beauty and vast collection of precious objects, that the Mughal emperor Jahangir was once described in a letter by the English Ambassador Thomas Roe as 'the treasury of the world'. I visited this exhibition to learn more about the diverse techniques in the jewelled arts used by the artisans and craftsmen during the Mughal period.

This travelling exhibition began its journey at The British Museum in London and has since been shown in world-renowned venues such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Louvre Museum in Paris. The exhibition made its Asian debut at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore.

This exhibition is organised by The al-Sabah Collection, National Council for Culture, Arts & Letters, Kuwait, in collaboration with the Asian Civilisations Museum. Hope you guys like it.

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[MughalistanSipahi]

When did this exhibition take place?

I have the book (a must buy for anybody interested in the Mughals), but would like to see the things in real life. 

[smawla]

@MughalistanSipahi - This exibition took place on 12 Feb 2010 - 27 Jun 2010

at Special Exhibitions Gallery, ACM Empress Place (Singapore)

[kingmaruthu]

Way jewels & swords are preserved and presented.. is superb. Thanks for the video..

[MughalistanSipahi]

@smawla Many thanks.

Great upload BTW.