Eastern Art Online, Yousef Jameel Centre for Islamic and Asian Art

Ashmolean − Eastern Art Online, Yousef Jameel Centre for Islamic and Asian Art

Lady Impey’s Indian Bird Paintings

(from 16th Oct 2012 until 14th Apr 2013)

Explore remarkable studies of Indian and exotic birds commissioned by Lady Impey around 1780.

Detail of Sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) on a custard apple branch (Annona reticulata), by Shaikh Zain ud-Din, Kolkata, 1777 (Museum No: LI901.6)

The museum hosts a changing programme of exhibitions to showcase Ashmolean and related collections.

This section enables you to explore exhibitions of Eastern Art currently on display in the galleries.

A selection of past exhibitions are also available to browse and search online.

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