Exhibition - The Way of the Master The Great Artists of India, 1100-1900

Museum Reitberg, Zurich - 1 May - 21 August 2011
The City Palace Museum, Udaipur has loaned 12 works from its historic Pictorial Archives of the Maharanas of Mewar, Udaipur for this exhibition. These works are on display at the Museum Reitberg, Zurich, Switzerland until the 21st of August when the exhibits will move to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York from September 2011 to January 2012. The exhibition traces the development of the traditional Master to pupil training in families of master painters in India from the 12th to the 19th century. The Udaipur works on loan are of particular significance as they showcase the progression of artists using photography as a medium for the first time. Several photographs and paintings from the Pictorial Archives of the Maharanas of Mewar are illustrative of this development. Most of the works on loan are by Tara, father of sons Shivlal and Mohanlal. The younger son Mohanlal was the first official photographer at the court of Udaipur.

A Display of paintings from the Pictorial Archives of the Maharanas of Mewar, Udaipur at the Museum Reitberg, Zurich, Switzerland

Guide Orientation Programmes
As part of a series of Guide Orientation Programmes held in June at MMCF Conference Hall, COMPO, The City Palace Complex, Udaipur, an agenda was initiated for guides at the City Palace Museum that included talks on the Painting traditions in the state of Mewar, the Natural Heritage of Rajasthan and the History of Mewar.

On 1st June Ms. Sonika Soni, Documentation Assistant from the Pictorial Archives of the Maharana's of Mewar, MMCF presented an overview of the Painting tradition in Mewar. 30 guides attended the lecture.

Ms. Sonika Soni addressing the guides
at the MMCF Conference Hall, COMPO,
The City Palace Complex, Udaipur

On the 8th June Dr. Satish Kumar Sharma, Range Forest Officer, Biological Park, Sajjangarh, Udaipur gave a talk on the natural heritage of Rajasthan where he briefed the audience on the variety of heritage trees and climbers; endemic plant species; endemic animal species; sacred groves; sacred waters; sacred hills; sacred landscapes. 30 guides attended the programme.

Dr. Satish Kumar Sharma addressing the guides
at the MMCF Conference Hall, COMPO,
The City Palace Complex, Udaipur

On the 15th June Dr. Rajeshwari Narendaran, Head of the Department - Business Administration, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur briefed the 30 guides who attended a talk on Management Effectiveness. She discussed communication and management skills.

Dr. Rajeshwari Narendran addressing the guides
at the MMCF Conference Hall, COMPO,
The City Palace Complex, Udaipur

On the 22nd June 50 guides attended a talk by Dr. Dev Kothari, Historian, Maharana Kumbha Awardee 2004 on the History of Mewar