One of the major parts of the JAINpedia project has been to make it easier for people all around the world to access the huge treasure trove of Jain Manuscripts (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘V&A’
Fascinating and fragile: a contemporary approach to making manuscripts accessible
Monday, January 16th, 2012Marvellous Manuscripts at the V&A
Friday, August 12th, 2011A reminder to everyone, that to celebrate the upcoming Paryushana Festival, the Victoria & Albert Museum in South Kensington, London are having a series of events and activities at the museum on Sunday, 21st August (more…)
V&A Inside Outing Event enjoyed thoroughly by participants
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011On Thursday 16th June a group of Victoria & Albert Museum visitors; some with a basic knowledge about Jainism, who had never visited the V&A before; studied Jain manuscripts at the V&A and visited the Shikharbandhi Temple at the Oshwal Centre in Potters bar. (more…)
Inside Outing Event: Jain Manuscripts & Śvetāmbara Temple
Friday, June 10th, 2011Join us for an exciting day of insider access to the V&A and to the first Śvetāmbara temple in Europe.
DATE: Thursday 16 June 2011
TIME: 10.00am to 5.30pm
MEETING PLACE: Hochhauser Auditorium in the Sackler Centre, Victoria and Albert Museum (more…)
Free expert talk at the V&A
Friday, October 29th, 2010Nick Barnard, Curator of South Asian art in the Asian Department, will give a talk at 1.15pm on Wednesday 3 November. It’s free and you don’t need to book in advance – just turn up!
Nick’s specialist Curator Talk will be held in the Victoria and Albert Museum‘s Hochhauser Auditorium to accompany the launch of JAINpedia – an ambitious project digitising Jain manuscripts in the UK.
Hear about Jain artefacts on the BBC
Thursday, July 1st, 2010The daily BBC World Service programme called ‘The Strand’ on 22nd June features the exhibition of Jain artefacts at the V&A. The curator of the display, Nick Barnard, talks about the exhibits in chapter 3.
You can listen to Nick at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0084t6r
The exhibition opened last month in the Nehru Gallery and is the first in a series of exhibitions at museums and galleries round the country.
V&A curator talk on 20 May 2010
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010We are excited to announce that the first Jainpedia exhibition will open on Friday 14th May at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. (more…)
JAINpedia and YOU
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009Hi, I’m Chetna Kapacee and I am the Outreach Consultant working on JAINpedia. Having been brought up as a Jain, I feel very honoured and privileged to be working on this project.
This is going to be one of the biggest Jain projects ever to happen in the UK and it follows on from the Jain Art from India – The Peaceful Liberators exhibition at the V&A in 1995, which many people in the Jain community still remember.
Alongside the development of the website, there is going to be a three-year programme of outreach work with the community. (more…)
Welcome to the Jainpedia blog
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009I am delighted to be writing this blog as it is the culmination of 6 years of effort for the Institute of Jainology (IoJ) on the Jainpedia project. As a small charity with a handful of trustees, this project is one of herculean proportions. However, from its very early origins, it became clear how important it was for the Jain tradition, especially in the UK.
The IoJ spent some 12 years in cataloguing the collection of Jain manuscripts in the British Library – a testament to the dedication of the scholars who worked on this task. The collection has many beautifully illustrated folios on paper, cloth and palm leaf and covers a diverse range of subjects related to Jain beliefs, tradition and practices. This makes it not only of importance to the Jain community, but also because it is a part of Britain’s imperial history and a constituent of modern, multicultural Britishness.