Anglo Sikh Wars project featured on Celebrity Antiques Roadtrip

BBC Antiques Roadtrip The Sikh Museum Initiative was filmed for the popular BBC Celebrity Antiques Roadtrip programme. The Sikh Museum Initiative formulated the Anglo Sikh Wars project this year to shed light on the highly contested wars between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company from 1845-1849. The exhibition

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Punjabi Village Fete Leeds( ASW pop up exhibition)

Punjabi Village Fete Leeds Ramgarhia Leeds Sport & Leisure Centre 8 Chapeltown Road, Leeds LS7 3AP SATURDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER Hosted by Ramgharia Board Leeds and Sikhs in Leeds. The Anglo Sikh Wars pop up exhibition was part of the fully themed Punjabi village to giving everyone a a taste of

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Anglo Sikh Wars pop up exhibition (GNG football club)

  Guru Nanak Gurdwara Football Club Riverside Football Ground 44 Braunstone Lane East Leicester LE3 2FW 2nd September 2017 The Sikh Museum Initiative team was at Guru Nanak Gurdwara football Club in Leicester to exhibit their Anglo Sikh Wars pop up exhibition and digital interactives. Portraits of Sikhs who fought

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Anglo Sikh Wars pop up exhibition on the BBC Antiques Roadtrip programme

BBC Antiques Roadtrip The Sikh Museum Initiative was filmed for the popular BBC Antiques Roadtrip programme. They filmed our Anglo Sikh Wars pop up exhibition as well as getting an understanding of the different weapons (shastars) used by the Sikhs. James Braxton and actress Felicity Montague undertook the questions with

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Exhibition walkthrough and 3d printing

Anglo Sikh Wars exhibition walk through and special demonstration of 3d printing on the Sikh arts and crafts day. Filmed by KTV and aired on Friday 9th June 2017.      

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Anglo Sikh Wars Exhibition review by Anisha Johal (Punjab 2000)

The Sikh Museum Initiative Anglo Sikh Wars Exhibition: discovering, revealing & showcasing the rich history of the relationship between the Sikhs & the British (By Anisha Kaur Johal) The Sikh Museum Initiative (SMI) launched the revolutionary Anglo Sikh Wars: Battles, Treaties and Relics exhibition, which opened on Saturday 11th March

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First look at the interactive Anglo Sikh Wars exhibition

A brand new exhibition uncovering a hidden part of British and Sikh history will open in Leicester this weekend. Anglo Sikh Wars will showcase relics from the 19th century wars that culminated in the annexation of the Punjab, and the appropriation of the Koh-i-noor diamond by the British. The exhibition is

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