Partnership of SPK with CSMVS in Mumbai
News from 01/14/2026
Antikensammlung (Collection of Classical Antiquities) and Vorderasiatisches Museum (Museum of Ancient Near East) contribute to the exhibition "Networks of the Past. A Study Gallery of India & the Ancient World" in Mumbai.
Mumbai recently saw the opening of the first major archaeological exhibition to showcase the links between the world's ancient cultures from India. Using 300 selected archaeological objects, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) tells exciting stories from the ancient cultures of India, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Persia and China for three years. The change of perspective allows the loans from the Antikensammlung and the Vorderasiatisches Museum to be viewed in a new context. In addition to the SPK, the British Museum and the Getty are also involved in the collaboration, which began in 2023 with the exhibition “Ancient Sculptures”.
Marion Ackermann, President of the SPK, explains: “I am deeply convinced that the “Study Gallery of India and the Ancient World” is a groundbreaking example for the international cooperation and dialogue our world now needs more than ever. In sharing our collections, we initiate meaningful dialogue on more than one level: between the treasures in our collections, between the objects and our audiences, between our colleagues working across continents. I hope for this impressive display to truly speak to the minds and hearts of visitors from India and all over the world!”
The Antikensammlung of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin is participating in the exhibition with 28 objects, and the Vorderasiatisches Museum is contributing a further 24 pieces. This makes the SPK the second largest lender to this important exhibition and mediation project after the British Museum.