Bangladeshi art, archaelogy exhibition in France likely from Oct 24
Friday, 5 October 2007
FE Report
A total of 188 art and archaelogical objects, selected from museums in Bangladesh - Dhaka National Museum, Mahasthangar, Paharpur and Mainamati archaeological museums and Varendra Research Museum - is likely to be showcased at the Guimet Museum in France.
The objects will be displayed in a four-month-long exhibition titled 'Sonar Bangla' that will begin on October 24. Guimet Museum, dedicated to Asian arts, will mainly sponsor the programme.
A catalogue, which is both an art book and a research reference book, is being published, including an English version.
Bangladesh is set to get a great positive global exposure when the country's rich repository of archaeology, painting, fashion, traditional boats, photos and films will be put on the international display in Paris, said a press release.
The first-ever international exhibition of Bangladeshi heritage, sponsored entirely by the French side, will be accompanied by a number of side exhibitions and artistic performances, co-ordinated by the French Embassy in Dhaka with the help of the local artists and partners.
Over twenty of the best documentary films on Bangladesh, subtitled in French at the Alliance Française in Dhaka, will be screened at the Guimet Auditorium from November 2007 to March 2008.
A fashion show is also scheduled to reciprocate the "Paris comes to Dhaka" with a "Dhaka comes to Paris", the release added.
A total of 188 art and archaelogical objects, selected from museums in Bangladesh - Dhaka National Museum, Mahasthangar, Paharpur and Mainamati archaeological museums and Varendra Research Museum - is likely to be showcased at the Guimet Museum in France.
The objects will be displayed in a four-month-long exhibition titled 'Sonar Bangla' that will begin on October 24. Guimet Museum, dedicated to Asian arts, will mainly sponsor the programme.
A catalogue, which is both an art book and a research reference book, is being published, including an English version.
Bangladesh is set to get a great positive global exposure when the country's rich repository of archaeology, painting, fashion, traditional boats, photos and films will be put on the international display in Paris, said a press release.
The first-ever international exhibition of Bangladeshi heritage, sponsored entirely by the French side, will be accompanied by a number of side exhibitions and artistic performances, co-ordinated by the French Embassy in Dhaka with the help of the local artists and partners.
Over twenty of the best documentary films on Bangladesh, subtitled in French at the Alliance Française in Dhaka, will be screened at the Guimet Auditorium from November 2007 to March 2008.
A fashion show is also scheduled to reciprocate the "Paris comes to Dhaka" with a "Dhaka comes to Paris", the release added.