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Museum SecretsA Miniature MasterpieceJoin Mallica Kumbera Landrus, the Keeper of Eastern Art, as she introduces us to a tiny drawing made by a child genius. This scrap of paper tells a story of cultures embracing each other across vast distances and the curiosity of one exceptional 13 year old boy in Mughal India, 421 years ago. Christ on the Cross, Albrecht Dürer, 1511 - Find out moreSaint John the Evangelist, Abu l'-Hasan, 1600–1601 - Find out moreIf you want to take a closer look at the objects in this episode, you can view them at the links above, or...2021-05-2813 min
Asian Studies CentrePartha Mitter in conversation with Mallica Kumbera LandrusPartha Mitter and Mallica Kumbera Landrus speak at the Art of Independence Conference on 12 October 2018.2018-07-1019 minAsian Studies CentrePartha Mitter in conversation with Mallica Kumbera LandrusPartha Mitter and Mallica Kumbera Landrus speak at the Art of Independence Conference on 12 October 2018.2018-07-1019 min
TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the HumanitiesImagining the Divine: Art and the Rise of World ReligionsBook at Lunchtime held on 8th November 2017. Exploring Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism, this major exhibition will be the first to look at the art of the five world religions as they spread across continents in the first millennium AD.
On display will be remarkable objects created when the iconography of each religion was still being developed. Art and imagery were central to the spread of these systems of belief, and the visual identity of each religion was formed by encounters and interactions between different faiths and other traditions.
Accompanying the exhibition will be the 'Imagining the Divine: Art...2017-11-2745 min
Cultural Heritage Forum2.4 The Ashmolean and Cultural HeritageDr Mallica Kumbera Landrus (Ashmolean Museum, Teaching Curator) talks about the seminar subject 'How has globalisation changed perceptions of cultural heritage?' in relation to the Ashmolean.2013-02-1806 minCultural Heritage Forum2.4 The Ashmolean and Cultural HeritageDr Mallica Kumbera Landrus (Ashmolean Museum, Teaching Curator) talks about the seminar subject 'How has globalisation changed perceptions of cultural heritage?' in relation to the Ashmolean.2013-02-1800 min