MAP Academy, an online venture by Museum of Art and Photography, is a platform that delves into the history of South Asian art.
Like it or hate it, we can’t change history. And what is important is knowing it. MAP Academy, an online venture by Museum of Art and Photography (MAP), is a platform that delves into the history of art in South Asia. Created and maintained by over 40 researchers, editors and academic advisors from across the world, it comprises an encyclopedia of art from the Indian subcontinent.
To give extensive information, there are over 2,000 articles and counting on the subject. The timeline goes from pre-modern art, post-independence art, narrative and indigenous traditions, as well as explores popular culture.
The concept is the brainchild of Nathaniel Gaskell, founder and director of the MAP Academy.
“The premise of our encyclopedia and online courses is simple — to make the art histories of South Asia more accessible, based on the belief that doing so can have a positive social impact,” says Gaskell.
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