IFA@Barpeta: Exhibition - Barpeta in Retrospect | Sunday, July 07, 2019 | Barpeta District Museum

India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) in collaboration with Barpeta Museum, Barpeta
(under the Directorate of Museums, Assam)

presents

Barpeta in Retrospect
A permanent exhibition curated by Dhiraj Neog

Exhibition Opening: Sunday, July 07, 2019 | 11:00 AM
Barpeta District Museum, Barpeta, Assam
Nakandapar, Bilortari Hati, Ward no 1, Barpeta - 781 301

We are delighted to invite you to Barpeta in Retrospect, an exhibition curated by Dhiraj Neog in collaboration with Prantar Tamuli.

Dhiraj Neog received an Archival and Museum Fellowship from IFA to catalogue the collection and curate a permanent exhibition at the Barpeta District Museum. He has collaborated with Prantar Tamuli to re-design the museum space to showcase the permanent collection.

Barpeta in Retrospect - Barpeta is known as a heritage town as it has the largest number of satras in Assam (monasteries of a Neo-Vaishnavite cultural-religious sect founded by Srimanta Sankardeva in the 15 – 16th centuries). They also served as important socio-cultural centres in Assamese society. The Barpeta District Museum established in 1987 houses more than 450 artifacts including a number of objects from the satras. The exhibition Barpeta in Retrospect builds a narrative and provides a context that strings together the different kinds of objects in the collection.

Dhiraj Neog has a Masters degree from Cotton College, Guwahati University in Anthropology, with a specialization in Advanced Archaeological Anthropology. His area of interest lies in the prehistory of Northeast India, the tribes of Northeast India, the culture and history of Assam. He is also a PhD Research Scholar in the Department of Anthropology, Cotton University.

Prantar Tamuli is a young architect who graduated from National Institute of Technology, Nagpur and trained in Mumbai and Delhi. He is currently establishing his own practice called Design Disposition which is engaged with sustainable and ecological projects across Assam. He is also a practicing designer and artist and is a co-founding member of Guwahati Art Project - a non-profit community - working towards building a contemporary art and design culture in Northeast India.

This Archival and Museum Fellowship from India Foundation for the Arts, in collaboration with Barpeta District Museum is made possible with support from Tata Trusts.

Images are drawn from the Barpeta District Museum.
Credit: Aditya (Wedlock Studio).