Exhibition and Calendar Launch

Sikhlens Patrons’ Night – THURS, NOV 21Leatherby Libraries and Fish Interfaith Center – Chapman University.California, USA It was an incredible evening celebrating Sikh culture, with over 200 invited guests worldwide in attendance. The opening of the 120-day art exhibition, followed by a wonderful dinner and festivities, truly highlighted the strong

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Report: Vaisakhi-FA Faith and Football 2024

Vaisakhi-FA Faith and Football 2024 1st May 2024, Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium played host to a Vaisakhi celebration on Wednesday evening, the latest series of ‘Faith and Football’ events. This year, over 700 guests experienced the evening with many Sikh artists including the Sikh Musuem Initiative presenting their Sikhi based

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First 3D Sikh Interactive at The Royal Armouries

The digital project painstakingly recreated three objects from the museum’s South Asian Sikh collection, enabling visitors to interact with digital versions of rare historical pieces of armour for the first time in its 700-year history. Following on from the display of Sikh Relics at the Anglo Sikh Wars Exhibition (2017),

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World’s First Anglo Sikh Virtual Museum (ASVM) Launched

Thursday 8th August 2019 New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester, UK Thursday 8th August saw the launch of a new ground breaking Anglo Sikh Virtual Museum (ASVM), a revolutionary project bringing to life Sikh relics and artefacts, at New Walk Museum in Leicester UK. The well attended event was

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Armlet

    SMI 3: Enamelled armlet, belonging to Sophia Duleep SinghDate: 1800-1840Size: 16cmLocation: Sikh Empire, Lahore, PunjabPresent Location: Private collection The armlet worn above the elbow is richly enamelled, the obverse set with various coloured stones including a coral, a pearl, an aquamarine foiled with orange, most likely a rose

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3D Relics of the Sikh Empire showcased at Princess Sophia Duleep Singh discussion

3D Relics of the Sikh Empire showcased at Princess Sophia Duleep Singh discussion In Leicester UK The fourth event where the Sikh Museum Initiative has been creating awareness around the importance of Sophia Duleep Singh The Anglo Sikh Museum will showcase a number of objects recreated in 3d. On Thursday

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