# Event Details - **Event Name**: Walking Among the Ancients: Art & Archaeology at the Indian Museum (Guided Tour) - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 06 Sep, 2026 at 02:15 pm – Sun, 06 Sep, 2026 at 05:45 pm (+05:30) - **Event Description**: Step into the Indian Museum and walk through a living chronicle of human imagination, faith, power, and memory. This journey traces the unfolding of civilisation across millennia, revealing how ideas travelled through stone, metal, pigment, and ritual to shape the Indian subcontinent and its connections with the wider world. The Bharhut Gallery opens the path with sculpted stories from early Buddhism, where graceful railings and carved medallions preserve moments of devotion, community, and the first visual expressions of sacred narratives. In the Gandhara Gallery, familiar Indian themes meet the artistic traditions of Greece and Central Asia, giving form to the Buddha through a striking fusion of cultures that crossed mountains and empires. The Long Archaeology Gallery broadens the horizon, presenting the enduring material record of settlements, kingdoms, and everyday lives. Each artefact speaks quietly of forgotten hands that built cities, fashioned tools, worshipped, traded, and dreamed. The Coins Gallery reveals history in miniature, where changing metals, symbols, and inscriptions capture the rise of dynasties, flourishing commerce, and evolving ideas of authority. The Paintings Gallery offers another language of memory, unfolding worlds of devotion, courtly refinement, and artistic innovation through colour and line. The journey concludes in the Egyptian Gallery, where the preserved past of another ancient civilisation stands beside India's own heritage. Here, distant histories meet in silent conversation, reminding us that the human search for meaning has always crossed borders and centuries. This walk is not simply through galleries, but through the shared story of civilisation itself, carried forward by memory, creativity, and enduring curiosity. Experience curated by Crosswalks by OCA - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kolkata/walking-among-the-ancients-art-and-archaeology-at-the-indian-museum-guided-tour/200030638595408 - **Event Categories**: Art, fine-arts - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Kolkata - **state**: WB - **country**: India - **location**: Indian Museum - **lat**: 22.5597068 - **long**: 88.351597 - **full address**: Indian Museum, 27, Jawaharlal Nehru Rd, Park Street area, Kolkata, India ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Walking Among the Ancients: Art & Archaeology at the Indian Museum (Guided Tour) - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/c4e4c19c59abe25d2a317d611164265ff11db509be5b1824da5c839ef9626225-rimg-w1200-h800-dcd8d8d8-gmir?v=1788205807 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Walking Among the Ancients: Art & Archaeology at the Indian Museum (Guided Tour) being held? - **A:** Walking Among the Ancients: Art & Archaeology at the Indian Museum (Guided Tour) takes place on Sun, 06 Sep, 2026 at 02:15 pm to Sun, 06 Sep, 2026 at 05:45 pm at Indian Museum, 27, Jawaharlal Nehru Rd, Park Street area, Kolkata, India. - **Q**: Who is organizing Walking Among the Ancients: Art & Archaeology at the Indian Museum (Guided Tour)? - **A:** Walking Among the Ancients: Art & Archaeology at the Indian Museum (Guided Tour) is organized by Immersive Trails-Global. - **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Immersive Trails-Global's events? - **A:** Attendees have given Immersive Trails-Global a rating of 5/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. Immersive Trails-Global has 249+ followers on AllEvents, reflecting a trusted and active community of event-goers who follow their events. Immersive Trails-Global has a verified profile on AllEvents where you can read reviews and explore their upcoming events. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Walking Among the Ancients: Art & Archaeology at the Indian Museum (Guided Tour) is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Kolkata, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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