Beyond the Frame: Indian British Connections

India Exhibition

Beyond the Frame is touring an expanded twelve panel facsimile exhibition to seven cities in India in 2011-12.

Managed by the British Council in collaboration with The Open University and the British Library, this exhibition tour was launched at the British Council in Delhi on 25 November 2011. The display was hosted simultaneously by the National Archives of India in Delhi, where it launched on 29 November. The exhibition then moved to British Council libraries in Kolkata and Ahmedabad.

The second phase of the exhibition will launch at the British Council library in Mumbai, with further stops in Pune, Hyderabad and Chennai.

It will be on show at the following locations: 

Phase II:

The exhibition will be on display for 7 - 10 days, launching at:

British Council, Mumbai: 13 February - 19 February

British Council, Pune: 17 February - 24 February

British Council, Hyderabad: 21 February - 28 February

British Council, Chennai: 27 February - 5 March

For further details, please check local listings.

Phase I:

British Council, Delhi: 25 November – 5 December 2011

National Archives of India, Delhi: 29 November – 30 December 2011

British Council, Kolkata: 5  December - 15 December 2011

British Council, Ahmedabad: 11 December - 21 December 2011 

Members of the curatorial team will accompany the exhibition and be available for talks, seminars, workshops and lectures. The exhibition is complemented by the British Library website, Asians in Britain, and the 'Making Britain' database hosted by The Open University.

For further information, details of how to get involved and exact timings, please visit the website of the British Council.

Download the press release for more information about the project, the exhibition, and new online resources and activities for schools [PDF, 733 KB]. An updated release will follow shortly.