Saturday 4 October 2025
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Dragon meets tiger: encounters and influences between Wales and India
Encounters between Wales and India can be traced back some four hundred years. This talk explores how these encounters are reflected in public collections in Wales. These document Wales’s active role in British colonialism and the lasting influence of this in Wales today. Also to be seen is the role of art as a means to establish a more balanced, respectful and questioning relationship between the two nations.
Andrew Renton worked at National Museums Liverpool (1993–1999) and at Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales (1999–2024) in the roles of Head of Applied Art, Keeper of Art and Head of Design Collections. At Amgueddfa Cymru he developed the collection of historic applied art as well as modern and contemporary craft and curated a series of exhibitions on craft and design. His research has covered a wide range of topics, including historic Welsh ceramics and decolonising the Amgueddfa Cymru art collection.
Free, suggested donation £3.
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