History and geography might separate us, but culture and art bring us closer, said Fakir Syed Aijazuddin, renowned art connoisseur and former principal, Aitchison College, Lahore.
He was delivering the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh Memorial Lecture on ‘South Asian Art in Pakistani Collections: Public and Private’ on Saturday, organised by the South Asia Foundation, and the Asian College of Journalism, here. The lecture was delivered on an online platform.
Through his speech, Mr. Aijazuddin highlighted works that have been of special interest, and merit worldwide attention from museums whose collections have a wide South-Asian significance. “Many of these works have been the subject of seminal research, and reflect the diversity of cultures that reflect the DNA of modern Pakistan,” he added. Delving into the history behind how the National Museum of Pakistan was established, he also spoke about the collections there, as well as in the Museum of Peshawar, Taxila Museum, and the Mohatta Palace Museum.
