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Contemporary Sikh Art Exhibition

Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024 to Thursday 30th May, 2024Time: Monday to Thursday 8:30 AM to 8:30PMFriday 8:30am - 4:30pmSaturday 11 May 2024. 8.30am-4pm Closed on Bank Holidays and reduced opening times during half term. Check before visiting as times will vary. Location: Lower Gallery, Leicester Adult Education Belvoir St, Leicester, LE1 6QL *Following on from our Co...
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Leicester Heritage Fair

Countdown to the Contemporary Sikh Art Exhibition10th February 10:00-15:00 at Leicester Adult Education CentreBelvoir St, Leicester, LE1 6QL Great to engage with the public with regards to the initiatives that the Sikhmuseum run. It was a busy day with visitors wanting to learn more about our Anglo Sikh Virtual Museum. We shared our ideas with local artists: Navdeep Panesar and Stephen Barr...
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Sikh Exhibition-Call for artwork

Greetings Artists and Art Enthusiasts, The Sikh Museum Initiative are thrilled to announce an upcoming art exhibition dedicated to celebrating and exploring contemporary Sikh art. This exhibition aims to showcase the vibrant and diverse expressions of Sikh culture, heritage, and identity through the lens of modern art. We warmly invite artists who draw inspiration from: *Sikh philoso...
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­Sikh Troops War Memorial created in 3D

The Sikh Troops War Memorial was installed at Victoria Park, Leicester, in October 2022. Following this, the digital project by Leicester’s Sikh Museum Initiative has now unveiled a 3D version of the statue to allow members of the public to interact with it digitally from anywhere in the world. This is to coincide with Remembrance Day, this Sunday, to honour Sikh members of the armed forces who h...
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Heritage Open Days-World War Artefacts

This year the Sikh Museums Initiative teamed up with the Leicester City, County & Rutland: At Risk and War Memorials Project. This gave visitors a chance to learn more about the At Risk and War Memorials Project. We also be displayed some rare artefacts from various Sikh campaigns: this included A maquette of the Sikh Statue at Leicester’s Victoria ParkArtifacts and pictures from Sik...
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Akali Baba Buddha Dal Shastars

Akali Baba Buddha Dal Shastars By Gurinder Singh Mann I was interviewed by BBC Radio Leicester in relation to the shastars brought to Leicester by Balbir Singh Nihang Buddha Dal. It was great to see some of historic Shastars related to the Gurus and Shaheeds (Martyrs). A rare opportunity by Balbir Singh Nihang to bring these shastars in his UK tour. Twice i visited Akali Phula Singh ...
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First 3D Sikh Interactive at The Royal Armouries

Interactive display of rare Sikh objects opens at Royal Armouries Museum 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 (201...
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Sikhlen Arts and Film Festival Birmingham 2023

Sikhlens Arts and Film FestivalMillenium Point, Birmingham16th June 2023 Great day at the first Sikhlens festival in the UK. Thanks to Bicky Singh, Harinder Singh, Sangat Television (Official) Nishkam Centre for arranging a great day. The Sikhmuseum team: Gurinder Singh Mann, Kartar Singh, Raj Mann was in full effect engaging with participants. Showing relics in 3D on our touchscreen...
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SMI-30 Best Sikh Blogs and Websites

The Sikh Museum Initiative has been nominated as part of the top 30 best Sikh Blogs and websites in the world. We have been ranked at number 14 as part of the selection by Feedspot. This is another honor for the team who have: Created the world first 3d Sikh Museum Visit www.anglosikhmuseum.com Cited as being in the top Virtual Museum's in the world Amongst many accolades that ...
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Festival of Thetford & Punjab 2023

Friday 7 Jul 2023 - Sunday 9 Jul 2023 Festival of Thetford & Punjab 2023Friday 7 July – Sunday 9 July The Festival of Thetford & Punjab 2023 takes place in venues across Thetford in Norfolk, and will be a weekend of cultural celebrations inspired by the life and legacy of the Duleep Singh family, the last Royal Family of the Punjab who lived in Norfolk. There will be talks, w...
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