Contemporary Sikh Art Exhibition

Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024 to Thursday 30th May, 2024 Final weeks: w/c 20th May Time: Monday to Thursday 8:30 AM to 8:30PM Friday 8:30am – 4:30pmw/c 27th Bank holiday closed Tue-Wed 8:30am – 6pm. 30th May Thursday 8.30am to 7pm The team will be around from 4pm to 7pm. Location: Lower Gallery, Leicester Adult

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Leicester Heritage Fair

Countdown to the Contemporary Sikh Art Exhibition10th February 10:00-15:00 at Leicester Adult Education CentreBelvoir St, Leicester, LE1 6QL Great to engage with the public with regards to the initiatives that the Sikhmuseum run. It was a busy day with visitors wanting to learn more about our Anglo Sikh Virtual Museum.

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First 3D Sikh Interactive at The Royal Armouries

Interactive display of rare Sikh objects opens at Royal Armouries Museum The digital project painstakingly recreated three objects from the museum’s South Asian Sikh collection, enabling visitors to interact with digital versions of rare historical pieces of armour for the first time in its 700-year history. Following on from the

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Rise of the Sikh Soldier-Book: Launch

The Rise of the Sikh Soldier-Book LaunchWednesday 20th JulyLeicester Museum and Art Gallery The Leicester Museum and Art Gallery was the setting for the launch of the new book by Gurinder Singh Mann. Participants came from across the country to hear more about the Sikh Martial Tradition. Raj Mann (Sikh

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Mapping Sikh Heritage Sites in the UK

Mapping Sikh Heritage in the UK The Sikh Museum initiative has been working for many years with many public and private institutions to discover locations of Sikh Heritage. We are now looking to map Sikh heritage sites in the UK. We would like your help in shaping our potential project

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Sikh Museum Initiative 2020 in review

The Sikh Museum Initiative-a year in review 2020 It has been a difficult year with the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic. However we still managed to undertake a number many showcases and completed phase 1 of the Anglo Sikh Virtual Museum Phase 1 with great fanfare and global coverage. We

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