British Library launches Ramayana Group on Flickr
07 July 2008
The British Library is calling for contributions to its new Flickr group dedicated to the great Indian epic, the Ramayana. Simply upload your photographs and images relating to the Ramayana to the British Library's group on Flickr and your photographs could be displayed on screen in the Library's summer exhibition, The Ramayana: Love and Valour in India's Great Epic (16 May – 14 September 2008) and on the British Library website. Full details can be found at www.bl.uk/ramayana
The British Library's Ramayana group on Flickr can be found at: http://www.flickr.com/groups/ramayana_now/. If you're not already a member, you can sign up for free at www.flickr.com.
Visitors to the British Library's profile on Flickr can also view some ‘behind the scenes' photographs of the Ramayana exhibition being put together, from early conservation work to the construction of the exhibition's centrepiece, a four metre tall model of Ravana, King of Lanka. This ‘behind the scenes' photo stream can be found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary
For press information or images, please contact Ruth Howlett at the British Library Press Office: +44 (0)20 7412 7112 or ruth.howlett@bl.uk
Notes for Editors
The Ramayana: Love and Valour in India's Great Epic is open from 16 May – 14 September 2008, every day. Admission to the exhibition is FREE.
Exhibition opening hours
Monday, Wednesday-Friday 09.30-18.00, Tuesday 09.30-20.00, Saturday 09.30-17.00, Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays 11.00-17.00. All galleries are accessible by wheelchair. Information can be requested from Visitor Services staff on: +44 (0)20 7412 7332. For further information about the British Library and its exhibitions please see www.bl.uk/everyone
Events and talks
The exhibition is accompanied by a programme of talks, lectures, debates, concerts, and performances at the British Library. Forthcoming events include The Big Bollywood Dance Class (8 July), UK premiere of animated film Sita Sings the Blues (8 July), acrobatic Chhau (10-14 July), talk by bestselling Indian author Ashok Banker (1 September) and Kathakali (7 September). For more information please visit www.bl.uk/ramayana
Free guided tours of the exhibition are available for visiting groups (10 or more). Booking in advance is essential. For further information and to book, call +44 (0)20 7412 7797 or email learning@bl.uk
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