Padmaja Kumari Parmar attended ‘A Splendid Land: Paintings from Royal Udaipur’ exhibition’s Opening Party at The Cleveland Museum of Art on June 29th, 2023. She graced the occasion with an inspiring speech, celebrating the cultural treasures and historical significance the paintings featured hold for her hometown of Udaipur. Her words highlighted the enduring legacy of the Mewar family and the profound connections these artworks created between past and present.
With dazzling paintings on paper and cloth, dating back to the 18th century, the exhibition reveals how artists in Udaipur conveyed emotions, depicted places, celebrated water resources, and fostered personal bonds in the rapidly changing political and cultural landscapes of early modern South Asia. It’s organized as a journey that begins at Udaipur’s center and continues outward: first to the city, then to the countryside and finally to the cosmos. Together they form a unique aspect of the living cultural heritage of Mewar.
The exhibition will be at The Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio from June 10th, 2023 to September 10th, 2023.
Padmaja, and her foundation, Friends of Mewar, are proud to support the exhibition that is in collaboration with The City Palace Museum Udaipur, an integral part of the Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation.
