I n d i a T h e L i v i n g A r t s
E XHIBITION D ESIGN C ONCEPT
Presented as the Canadian Museum
of Civilization's major attraction in 2000,
India – The Living Arts occupied the Museum's
entire Special Exhibitions
Hall, covering
800 square metres (8,500 sq. ft.).
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Featuring more than 500 artifacts, India – The Living Arts showcases the
rich diversity of India's many artistic traditions by placing these artifacts in a
series of four environments; the City, the Village, the Home and the Court. |
Each environment evokes a different aspect of culture
and daily life in India and provides a setting for the display of various types of
craft and artistry. Periodically, music, dance, drama and other animation will
enhance each of the environments, enveloping visitors in a culture with ancient
roots that continue to influence and inform its modern reality. |
Sound and lighting effects set the mood in each
setting, evoking everything from the natural environment of a rural village to the
dizzying pace of a modern city. The exhibition also offers an in-depth look at several of India's specific arts
and crafts. |
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Scattered throughout the exhibition, twenty different way stations
examine individual artists and their crafts and are occasionally animated by an
artist at work. Heralded by colourful banners, the way stations are a reminder
that India's arts are living traditions which have endured for more than 2,000 years. |
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