"Aurel Stein: Fascinated by the Orient" Exhibition at IGNCA, 11, Mansingh Road > 10am-5pm on 24th March to 10th April 2015

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24th March : 11:00 am Add to Calendar 24-03-2015 11:00:00 24-03-2015 12:00:00 68 Opening of "Aurel Stein: Fascinated by the Orient" Exhibition Event Page : http://goo.gl/SYiHkC Exhibition Hall, Ground Floor, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), 11, Mansingh Road, New Delhi - 110001 DD/MM/YYYY - Inauguration
24th March to 10th April : 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Add to Calendar 24-03-2015 10:00:00 10-04-2015 17:00:00 68 "Aurel Stein: Fascinated by the Orient" Exhibition Event Page : http://goo.gl/SYiHkC Exhibition Hall, Ground Floor, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), 11, Mansingh Road, New Delhi - 110001 DD/MM/YYYY - Exhibition on View

Entry : Free

Venue : Exhibition Hall, Ground Floor, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), 11, Mansingh Road, New Delhi - 110001
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Event Description : "Aurel Stein: Fascinated by the Orient" Exhibition 
IGNCA is organizing this exhibition in collaboration with The Library and Information Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary. 

From 1887 Aurel Stein lived in India working in the ICS on different posts in the education system and in the Archaeological Survey. His work connected him mainly to the Punjab, the Northwest Frontier Province and Baluchistan, but it was among the mountains of Kashmir where he really felt at home. Many of the artefacts collected by him during his forays in the
desert are now among the treasures of the National Museum, New Delhi.
He regularly visited Hungary and delivered lectures at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences of which he was a member since 1895. Throughout his life he supported the library of the Academy with donations, and in his testament he willed his printed books, a part of his manuscripts and his photo collection of more than 7000 items to the library of the Academy.
This exhibition from the bequest of Sir Aurel Stein kept in the Oriental Collection of the LHAS, Budapest introduces the life and work of one of the greatest personalities of 20th century Asian archaeology, who turned the cultural legacy of the Silk Road to a common heritage of mankind.

Accompanying Event : International Conference on MARC Aurel Stein at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), 11, Mansingh Road > 25th & 26th March 2015

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