‘Networks of the Past’ – Gallery Preview by Gautam Pandey

Networks of the Past: A Study Gallery of India and the Ancient World.

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CSMVS Mumbai opened a new educational gallery dedicated to the ancient world on 13th December 2025.

The Gallery will present key moments that have significantly shaped human society, through a thematic rather than a strictly chronological approach. The starting point is the Indian subcontinent with the Harappan Civilisation, which developed approximately five thousand years ago; and it concludes with the Gupta Empire in the sixth century CE. Between these two milestones of Indian history, the gallery explores India’s place within a broader global context - a departure from familiar Western narratives of the ancient world centred on the Mediterranean.

The British Museum @britishmuseum
The Staatliche Museen zu Berlin @staatlichemuseenzuberlin
The J. Paul Getty Museum @gettymuseum
Museum Rietberg, Zurich @museumrietberg
Al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait @thealsabahcollection
Benaki Museum, Athens @thebenakimuseum
Ephorate of Antiquities of the City of Athens, Ministry of Culture, Greece; The Ministry of Culture, The Archaeological Survey of India @archaeologicalsurveyofindia
National Museum, New Delhi @nmnewdelhi
Indian Museum, Kolkata;
Government Museum, Mathura @governmentmuseummathura
State Museum, Lucknow @statemuseumlko
Allahabad Museum, Prayagraj @allahabadmuseum
Department of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Maharashtra @doam_maharashtra The Bihar Museum, Patna @biharmuseum

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