THREADS OF CONTINUITY – MAY 2016

The Story of the TIFR Art Collection
 

Illustrated lecture by Ms Oindrila Raychaudhuri, Chief Archivist, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai

 

 

 

The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, or TIFR, is known the world over as one of India’s premier institutions for scientific research. However, it is less known that TIFR is also home to a priceless collection of very high quality art, which makes it unique among scientific institutions anywhere in the world. This talk will first introduce Homi J. Bhabha, the founder of TIFR and describe how TIFR was founded. This will be followed by a brief introduction to Indian art, especially about the Bombay Progressives, whose works form a large part of the collection. The talk will close with the growth of the art collection