Dr. Amin Jaffer Joins Maharajas' Express as guest lecturer on its Royal India journey November 14, 2010, Delhi to Mumbai.
Dr. Jaffer is International Director of Asian Art at Christie's and holds a particular responsibility for developing Christie's brand and business in India and among Indians globally. He specializes in Indian art in the age of European influence. For thirteen years as a curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Jaffer authored Furniture from British India and Ceylon (V&A, 2001), Luxury Goods from India (V&A, 2002) and Made for Maharajas: a design diary of Princely India (2006).
Jaffer was co-curator of the V&A's blockbuster 2004 exhibition Encounters: the meeting of Asia and Europe, 1500-1800, which explored the artistic and cultural encounter between Europe and Asia following the discovery of a sea route to India by Vasco da Gama in 1498. He initiated and was external curator for the V&A 2009 exhibition Maharaja: the Splendour of India's Royal Courts, and co-editor of the accompanying book.
He lectures frequently in Europe, America and India and contributes regularly to journals and major newspapers.
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