Here's how the UK’s first permanent gallery dedicated to South Asian culture was designed: bit.ly/3lU8axI

This brought me to tears. I’m so proud of my exceptional team inc. Nusrat Indigenising Manchester Museum, so inspired to do better by the Collective co-curators, so fortunate to have BM colleagues willing to try something new, so glad to have designers who got it. It’s all for this.

.Azraa is a large-scale oil painting artist. Her powerful piece, presented at our new South Asia Gallery, explores what it means to be British Asian today. It is titled ‘I beg you to define me...' See it for yourself - plan your visit: manchestermuseum.co.uk

Did you catch it?! DesiGuitR and Georgina Young spoke about the new South Asia Gallery on In Tune BBC Radio 3 🎶 🪘 The gallery is divided into sections with one dedicated to Sound, Music and Dance.

The best cultural stop in Manchester City is Manchester Museum with its new #southasiangallery. Read my full story: bit.ly/40brGoj Esme Ward Nusrat Shehla Hasan Manchester India Partnership Mayor of Greater Manchester hardikbhansali Dr Kaushik Chakraborty Anindita Ghosh Alex Ellis Chandru Iyer

Top day at Manchester Museum celebrating the truly wonderful young people who have been part of Curious Minds #HopeStreets. Lynsey O'Sullivan facilitated some perfect reflective activities and we were shown round the spectacular new South Asian gallery by Maya and Helen from Young People in Museums

#SouthAsiaGallery Manchester Museum in partnership with British Museum // Design team Studio C102 X #MobileStudioArchitects with Manijeh Verghese & sthuthiramesh

‘Emotional map’ of South Asia by @TheSinghTwins in the lobby of #SouthAsiaGallery Manchester Museum we designed // team Studio C102 X #MobileStudioArchitects with Manijeh Verghese & sthuthiramesh

It was our absolute pleasure meeting and chatting to you all!

Amazing conversation Manchester Museum #SouthAsiaGallery we get to see the legacy of co-curation but also open up our spaces to new voices and new stories Exactly what we wanted! 💪🏼

To celebrate #SouthAsianHeritageMonth, Manchester Museum & British Museum, with whom we worked in partnership, are delighted to present never-before-seen footage of our South Asia Gallery installation. This year's theme is #StoriesToTell & we have much more to come! South Asian Heritage Month

05 December: CRUNCH - The Source of the Everyday Bartlett lecturer Neba Sere chairs a discussion about the experience of home, identity and the everyday. With Sumitra Upham (Crafts Council UK), Manijeh Verghese (@AASchool) and The Bartlett's Chee-Kit Lai. ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/archi…

And we WON 🙌 Manchester Museum #SouthAsiaGallery @MCRCultureAwards so many people to thank for the achievement for Best Exhibition! Esme Ward Georgina Young Studio C102 Mobile Studio British Museum and many more…

The winner of the Permanent Exhibition of the Year Award at the #MandHAwards is... Manchester Museum for South Asia Gallery: a British Museum partnership! Sponsored by Displayways VC. Congratulations!

So very proud of Manchester Museum #SouthAsiaGallery winners of the Permanent Exhibition of the Year at #MandHAwards Congratulations to everyone involved in our SAG co-curation journey #SAGCollective Manijeh Verghese Georgina Young Esme Ward Kayte McSweeney British Museum

Mobile Studio nazma Young People in Museums DesiGuitR Balraj Singh Samrai Numan Azmi atiha chaudry and so many others ❤️

Nusrat Mobile Studio nazma Young People in Museums DesiGuitR Balraj Singh Samrai Numan Azmi atiha chaudry The list is almost literally endless sthuthiramesh Studio C102 Irit Narkiss, Emily Hannam + tons of people not usually found on X. It really does take a village.

Bursting with pride after our South Asia Gallery was named Best Permanent Exhibition at last night's Museums + Heritage Show & Awards Awards. Roots + Branches picked up the prize for Sustainable Project of the Year too. Both underline the power of collaboration and co-creation.

Telling their own stories, in their own words, on their own terms. Our South Asia Gallery, a partnership with British Museum, was co-curated with 30 inspiring community members from across the South Asian diaspora. Here, Nazma tells her story.

Come on in to the South Asia Gallery, a partnership with British Museum. Lead Curator Nusrat Ahmed is ready to take you on a tour of this unique gallery to mark #SouthAsianHeritageMonth. We start by focusing on the stunning The Singh Twins mural that graces the entrance.