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Panel discussion: The Great Mughals at the V&A

03 February 2025, 5:00 pm–8:00 pm

Hazrat Shah Jahan, Gurkan1526, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Centre for the Study of South Asia and the Indian Ocean World is delighted to welcome V&A curators Susan Stronge and Emily Hannam to take part in this panel discussion.

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Institute of Advanced Studies

Location

IAS Common Ground
G11, ground floor, South Wing
UCL, Gower St, London
WC1E 6BT
United Kingdom

The curators will give an introduction to The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence exhibition, which is on at the Victoria and Albert Museum until 5th May 2025. The panellists will then each give a short evaluation, followed by a Q&A. 

Panellists

  • Susan Stronge, Senior Curator in the Asian Department of the Victoria & Albert Museum 
  • Emily Hannam, Curator in the Asian Department of the Victoria & Albert Museum 
  • Zoltán Biedermann, Professor of Early Modern History, SELCS-CMII, UCL
  • Alexander Samson, Professor of Early Modern Studies, SELCS-CMII, UCL
  • Margot Finn, Chair in Modern British History, History, UCL
  • Nalina Gopal, PhD candidate, History, UCL

All welcome. Please register at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1140642264719


The UCL Centre for the Study of South Asia and the Indian Ocean World (CSSA) promotes research and teaching related to the geographical region of South Asia and its intersections with the wider world, including the South Asian diaspora. 

Image credit: 'Hazrat Shah Jahan', Gurkan1526, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons