Wednesday 22 June 2011

Adornment and identity: Jewellery and costume from Oman (London)

Not in keeping with the spirit of my blog, the posts for the next few week (if any) will be from London. As expected London is a cosmopolitan melting-pot of different backgrounds and cultures with lots to offer :)

Today i visited the Jewellery and costume exhibition from Oman at the British Museum. Understandably the British museum attracts hundreds of visitors everyday so be prepared for crowds! the exhibition is totally free and runs from 21st of January to 11th September 2011.

Oh i forgot to mention there are not that many items on display however its enough to give you a taste and cultural understanding about Omani customs and traditions.

Luckily for some, I've taken pictures for you to view.

Enjoy

 

 

                                           
 
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8 comments:

  1. Anonymous22 June 2011 at 15:43

    I must check it out...thanks for the info.

    What about the Afghanistan exhibition? Is that any good?

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  2. Expatriate Wives: Portrait of an Eastern Lady22 June 2011 at 15:54

    To be honest i didnt get that far, however i've heard its an impressive collection of 200 objects which will be of particular interest to jewellery lovers. Dont know if that floats your boat but i hope it helps!

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  3. Expatriate Wives: Portrait of an Eastern Lady22 June 2011 at 15:59

    ohhh btw if you make a visit to the BA do pop into the Brunei Gallery located in Russel Sq (2min walk away) theres a exhbition on Iran heres a link for more info http://www.soas.ac.uk/gallery/iranianchildhood/

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  4. Anonymous23 June 2011 at 03:40

    Thanks for the link to Brunei Gallery; I just marked it in my calendar :) ... and i see that Brunei Gallery is right opposite SOAS. I've never been there but heard they regularly have cultural events

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  5. Expatriate Wives: Portrait of an Eastern Lady23 June 2011 at 05:16

    I used to go SOAS, the gallery has regular fixtures and periodically put on new exhbitions related to the middle-east, africa and central asia definately worth keeping tabs on it.

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  6. Oman3 August 2011 at 09:59

    I paid a visit to it http://omanholiday.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/08/03/omans-adornment-and-identity/ and wonder if you also thought that the Silver displays would have been better in more modern cases to allow better viewing

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  7. Expatriate Wives: Portrait of an Eastern Lady4 August 2011 at 04:54

    I agree, the casing at times restriced the viewers ability to analyse the object at more than one or two angles due to the set-up.

    Casing is a necessary evil unfortunately...

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  8. Expatriate Wives: Portrait of an Eastern Lady4 August 2011 at 05:01

    I just popped on to your website and honestly i wish i had your job Oman is such a dream :)

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