Partition Museum to ink 5-year pact with Manchester Museum
The partnership will be announced in New Delhi on Oct 10 during the visit of mayor of Greater Manchester
The Amritsar-based Partition Museum is entering into a five-year partnership with the Manchester Museum following the co-curation earlier this year of the exhibition “Jallianwala Bagh 1919: Punjab Under Siege” to mark 100 years of the massacre.
The partnership is scheduled to be announced on October 10 in New Delhi during the forthcoming visit of Andy Burnham (Labour), mayor of Greater Manchester, as part of the Manchester-India partnership that seeks to further links between the city and India.
The memorandum of understanding is to be signed by Wendy Gallagher of the Manchester Museum and Mallika Ahluwalia, co-founder of the Partition Museum, people behind the project said on Saturday.
Esme Ward, director of Manchester Museum, said: “Whilst working with the Partition Museum, it became clear we are fellow travellers with a shared vision and values. We recognise museums can make a difference by bringing new perspectives to the fore and look forward to continuing to learn from each other.”
Kishwar Desai, chair of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Trust that set up the Partition Museum, added: “We truly appreciate the partnership we have developed with the Manchester Museum, especially as we explore different aspects of our joint colonial history. We look forward to fresh scholarship on an often contested past, fresh methodology of presentation and renewed understanding between the two countries through these two museums.”
We truly appreciate the partnership especially as we explore different aspects of our joint colonial history. KISHWAR DESAI, chair of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Trust