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Early Exhibitions of the Collections of Aurel Stein, Part 3: 1914, King Edward VII Galleries

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Susan Whitfield

On 7 May 1914, the British Museum opened the new north wing of the Museum, the King Edward VII Galleries.1 The opening exhibition in the ground floor galleries showed paintings, manuscripts and other artefacts acquired by Aurel Stein (1862–1943) on … Continue reading →

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Early Exhibitions of the Collections of Aurel Stein: Part 2: 1911: The Festival of Empire

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Susan Whitfield

The Festival of Empire opened at the Crystal Palace in north London on 12 May 1911 to celebrate the coronation of George V (r. 1910–1936). The Indian pavilion was one among the many exhibition spaces built to celebrate British imperial … Continue reading →

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Early Exhibitions of the Collections of Aurel Stein: Part 1: 1910

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Susan Whitfield

his is the first of a series of posts to list twentieth century exhibitions which have included Central Asian manuscripts, paintings, coins and other artefacts from the collections of the archaeologist M. Aurel Stein (1862–1943). Continue reading →

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