India's Fabled City: The Art of Courtly Lucknow opens to the public this Sunday (Thursday if you're a member), and we've gotten a sneak peek into the installation of this massive show. The exhibition features roughly 200 objects--paintings, costumes, jewelry, weapons, decorative arts, glassware, and more--made in this artistic capital during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The sheer number and diversity of objects means that our curators, conservators, registrars, and installation staff had their hands full. Here's a slice of all they've been doing for the past couple of weeks.
Activity in the Lucknow gallery
Co-curator Stephen Markel examines a jewel destined for a display case
Checking it off the list
Out of their crates and into the vitrine
Exhibition designer Victoria Behner consults with co-curator Tushara Bindu Gude
Level?
A 360-degree photo of Lucknow, 180 degrees complete
A machine does the heavy lifting
Examining an ornate necklace
Conservators unpack some costumes
...LuckNOW we're ready.
Photos by Yosi Pozeilov