Exhibitions
Sand and Silk
African Textiles from African
10th January - 29th Fabruary
Despite historical, trade and migratory links between South Asia and Africa, the land mass of Africa remains an intriguing continent.
Rebel Angel
Asim Butt 1978-2010
18th May 2011 - 31st July 2011
Asim Butt was a modern artist and social commentator who in the short span of his career produced a critical body of work within and outside his studio.
The Rising Tide
New Directions in Art from Pakistan 1990-2010
1st Nov 2010 - 29th March 2010
Pakistani art has come of age on the world stage. As a result of growing international interest in Pakistan contemporary art offers...
Birth of Pakistan
A journey through Pakistan's early years
23rd Mar 2010 - 23rd June 2010
Birth of Pakistan by The Citizen Archive of Pakistan was an interactive exhibition designed for children above the ages of 7....
Tale of The Tile
The Ceramic Traditions of Pakistan
23rd June 2006 - 17th July 2010
The exhibition showcased the history and development of ceramic crafts in Pakistan from Mehrgarh c. 7000 B.C...
Images: There and Then
A Photographic Exhibition
9th Dec. 2009 - 30th April 2010
An exhibition hosted by the Mohatta Palace Museum that featuring the work of sixteen photographers including...
Benazir Bhutto Gallery
4th - 12 January 2010
An exhibition of rare photographs and memorabilia of Benazir Bhutto and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. Objects were borrowed from the Institute of Sindhology and placed on...
Art for Charity
In Support of Dawn Relief
An exhibition of art and photography was held to raise funds for the victims of the earthquake that struck Pakistan on 8th October, 2005. The exhibition featured...
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Jewel in The Crown
Karachi under the Raj 1843-1947
October 2004
The exhibition celebrated the evolution of Karachi from a sleepy fishing village into one of the largest commercial ports in Asia during the British Raj. It featured...
Jamil Naqsh
A retrospective
The retrospective that featured over four hundred works by one of Pakistan’s modern masters, spanning four and a half decades of his artistic career. It illuminated the artist’s...
Ghilaf-e-Ka’aba
August 2003
An awe-inspiring display of curtains traditionally used to drape the House of God, the Ka’aba, was displayed during the last week of Ramzan.
Images: Manasarowar to Manora
1830-1940
A collection of nineteenth century illustrations that focused on the regions of Sindh, Punjab, Chitral and Afghanistan, curated by F. S Aijazuddin. These images...
Sadequain
The Holy SiInner 1954-1987
A spectacular retrospective that featured over two hundred of Sadequain’s non-calligraphic works. It reflected the artist’s existential preoccupations with human...
Miniature Painting
A revival
This exhibition featured works by thirty traditional modern Pakistani artists, sharing themes of popular myth, court life and contemporary socio-political issues....
Threads in Time
Costume and Textiles of Pakistan
An amalgamation of the textile arts of Pakistan that featured over two hundred items of costume, dating from the mid nineteenth century to the present....
Vision of Divinity
The Art of Gandhara
The exhibition illuminated the life of Buddha who preached and demonstrated that man could attain spiritual enlightenment through the renunciation of worldly...
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Qalam
The Arts of Calligraphy
A display of Qur’ans rendered in Kufic, Nakshi and Nastaliq scripts, spanning a timeframe of ten centuries after the birth of Islam in the 7th century A.D The styles of calligraphy...
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Treasures of the Talpurs
Collections from the Courts of Sindh
Marking the inauguration of the Museum, this magnificent collection of objects was borrowed from the Talpurs, the families who had ruled Sindh prior to its ....
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