Eckart Muthesius and Manik Bagh: Pioneering Modernism in India
The Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum is pleased to present Eckart Muthesius and Manik Bagh - Pioneering Modernism in India in collaboration with the Museum f眉r Asiatische Kunst, Berlin (Asian Art Museum) and the German Consulate General Mumbai.
It was the friendship between Maharaja Yeshwant Rao Holkar II of Indore and his wife, Maharani Sanyogita, with the Berlin architect Eckart Muthesius that resulted in India鈥檚 earliest icon of modernity: the palace of Manik Bagh in Indore. The exhibition tells the fascinating story of this fruitful dialogue between India and Germany in the field of design and architecture in the early 1930s. On view are a selection of rare vintage photographs by Eckart Muthesius, Emil Leitner and Man Ray, complemented by little-known watercolours, drawings and design studies by Muthesius.
The exhibition provides an opportunity to explore not only the extraordinary design of the palace in its various materials and manifestations, but also the influence of the International Style on a young and emerging nation and its premier city, Bombay (now Mumbai), which stood at the forefront of the development of Modernism in India.
The Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum is pleased to present Eckart Muthesius and Manik Bagh - Pioneering Modernism in India in collaboration with the Museum f眉r Asiatische Kunst, Berlin (Asian Art Museum) and the German Consulate General Mumbai.
It was the friendship between Maharaja Yeshwant Rao Holkar II of Indore and his wife, Maharani Sanyogita, with the Berlin architect Eckart Muthesius that resulted in India鈥檚 earliest icon of modernity: the palace of Manik Bagh in Indore. The exhibition tells the fascinating story of this fruitful dialogue between India and Germany in the field of design and architecture in the early 1930s. On view are a selection of rare vintage photographs by Eckart Muthesius, Emil Leitner and Man Ray, complemented by little-known watercolours, drawings and design studies by Muthesius.
The exhibition provides an opportunity to explore not only the extraordinary design of the palace in its various materials and manifestations, but also the influence of the International Style on a young and emerging nation and its premier city, Bombay (now Mumbai), which stood at the forefront of the development of Modernism in India.
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