Special lecture by Gurinder Singh Mann2nd Battalion The Ranger RegimentKeogh Barracks in Ash Vale, Surrey25th March 2022 The Sobroan Day event took place on 25th March at the Army barracks in Surrey, England. Here Gurinder Singh Mann historian of the Sikh Museum Initiative gave a lecture on the…
Revisiting the Sikh Empire Event by the Sikh Museum Initiative16th March 2022Leicester Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester On the 16th of March 2022, Leicester was the location of a great evening exploring the history and heritage of the Sikh Empire. The packed-out event was a Q and A…
PUTTING THE DIGITAL INTO ARTS – NEW RESEARCH FUNDED BY GBSLEP HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF DIGITAL EXPERIENCES ACROSS THE REGION Recent research funded by Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) and conducted by Limina Immersive has provided useful insight into how organisations can create digital art…
8 tech innovations becoming standard in museums and heritage sites Great to see our work recognised by Museums+Heritage site who cite our Anglo Sikh Virtual Museum work as being innovative. "The concept of a ‘digital twin’ expands on object photography in 3D. Photogrammetry – the process of taking…
Reimagined through immersive technologies The Sikh Museum Initiative/Taran 3d have been working with the Royal Armouries for two years to recreate the Akali Turban in their collection. The other objects which have been 3d modelled include a shield and helmet turban. The Akali Turban represents the third object…
Punjab Cultural Heritage Day (Free Event)12pm to 5pm Celebrating Punjab and Sikh history as part of Heritage Open Day with a number of events across Thetford Town centre. Including lectures, guided tours (see flyer for details). There will be a Wreath laying ceremony for Saragarhi Day. The Sikh…
By Gurinder Singh Mann, 18/08/2021 On Monday 16th August as the Taliban had taken over Kabul, last in the line of cities to fall, the USA president addressed the word citing Afghanistan as the graveyard of Empires. There is no consensus on who coined the phrase but the…
Great to be interviewed by Ranjit Bhandal on his "The Bhandwagon podcast" I discuss: *how i got started *methods of researching *why i researched the Sri Dasam Granth Sahib *thoughts on a Sikh Museum in the UK *Missing 1984 manuscripts *And much more..... https://youtu.be/-5RQ6MMSE6Y
Weapons in Society Two-day conference Online 29th June - 10:00 am - 30th June - 5:00 pm I am pleased to announce that i have been selected to take part in this 2 day conference on Weapons in Society. The conference arranged by the Royal Armouries will consider…
.As part of the celebrations of 175 years since the foundation of Torbay Museum, they invited the community to choose objects for an exhibition. One item chosen was a medal which was given to British soldiers after the second Anglo Sikh War and focusing on Walter Raleigh Gilbert…
