Essential Information
| Type | Talks and tours |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Date and Times | Wednesday 9 April 2025 | 1pm - 1.30pm |
| Prices | Free |
Crosscurrents: Miniatures from Mughal India to Jamaica
Join art historian and V&A curator Damiët Schneeweisz to celebrate a recent acquisition at Royal Museums Greenwich, now on display at the Queen’s House.
At 2.9 by 3.7 centimetres, Zeenat Mahal’s portrait miniature is the smallest portrait on display in the gallery. And yet the stories it holds span across oceans, from Delhi to London and the Caribbean. With Zeenat Mahal’s portrait as its guide, this talk delves into the rich and complex history of the portrait miniature in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean worlds.
About the Speaker
Damiët Schneeweisz is Assistant Curator of Paintings and Drawings at the V&A and a PhD candidate at The Courtauld, where her dissertation traces histories of the portrait miniature in the Atlantic Ocean world.
She has published and taught widely on colonial visual culture and its afterlives and is the author of a forthcoming new volume on the history of the miniature with Thames & Hudson. Her work has been supported by amongst others the Rijksmuseum, Yale, and the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.
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Salons in the Queen's House
This event is part of our Salons series, a programme of talks inspired by the history of the Queen's House and its collections.
The term ‘salon’ was used historically to describe social gatherings in the domestic sphere. Participation was open to a range of individuals, and women often acted as hosts. Salons were alternative spaces for learning, debate and the exchange of ideas. We continue to explore this tradition at the Queen’s House.
Speakers at our Salons include artists, researchers, curators and creative practitioners. Their talks bring to light new insights and share different perspectives.
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