Lahore: Lahore museum organized a 10 day sculpture’s exhibition of more than 50 artists from all over the Pakistan today at museum’s main hall .The exhibition was curated by Restoration and exhibition officer of Lahore museum Mrs Arshia sohail .The exhibition was inaugurated by the Ambassador of United Arab Emirates H.E. Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Salem Al-Zaabi.
The ambassador took keen interest in the outstanding work of the artists and hailed the role of Lahore museum for promoting the sculpturing art.He said that the artists highlighted the different national and international issues throurh their work .
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The ambassador also shown interest to display a pictorial exhibition of art and culture of UAE at Lahore museum soon .At the emd of openig ceremony the deputy director Lahore museum presented a souvenir to the ambassador.
Lahore museum organized a 10 day sculpture’s exhibition
Lahore Museum
As the country’s oldest cultural institution, the Lahore Museum seeks to educate its visitors about Pakistan’s deep and diverse histories through its collection which spans the pre-historic period to the present day. The Lahore Museum’s mission is to conserve and promote Pakistan’s cultural, visual and material heritage.
The Lahore Museum’s majestic red-brick building stands on Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam, previously known as the Mall Road. It opened its doors to the public in 1894 and was constructed in the Indo-Saracenic style of architecture, which is a blend of Mughal and British Colonial Architecture. The Lahore Museum’s permanent collection houses approximately 60,000 artefacts of historical, cultural and artistic value. These objects represent Pakistan’s ancient and contemporary heritage and is inclusive of Islamic, Buddhist, Sikh, Hindu and Jain histories. The museum presents to its visitors, works from its collection of Gandharan sculptures, Islamic decorative arts, miniature paintings and rare manuscripts. As well as Indus seals, ancient coins, ethnographic works and paintings from the Colonial and Modern period.
Currently, the Lahore Museum is actively engaged in community outreach through its exhibitions and public programming. To find out more about the Museum’s ongoing and latest activities, please visit our website regularly.
