Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum has organised a free Online Science Session,”From Pinholes to Pixels” in English on Thursday, 26 September, 2024 and in Hindi on Monday, 30 September, 2024 between 11 am – 12 pm for students enrolled in  Grade 5 – 7. 

 

The session, via Zoom, is conceptualised by the BDL Museum in collaboration with STEAM Academy, founded by Dr. A.P. Jayaraman. The talk will be delivered by award winning producer, director, editor, and cinematographer Jimmy Andrews with an introduction by the Museum’s education team.

 

Mr Andrews will enlighten students on the evolution of photography : the history of the cameras began even before the advent of photography.

The earliest cameras didn’t produce photographs; instead, they projected images onto screens or surfaces. From the modest camera obscura to today’s advanced selfie cameras, the evolution of photography has been an extraordinary journey.

 

 Mr Andrews will also  explore how innovations in science and technology have transformed the way we capture our memories.

 

It may be noted that the Bhau Daji museum’s collection of photographs and watercolours offers an insightful case study in the multivalent aspects of colonial medical photography. 

 

Tasneem Zakaria Mehta, Art Historian, Writer, Designer, and Curator is Managing Trustee & Director; Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum.

 

Supported by the Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation, BDL Museum is the city’s oldest museum and began life as the Victoria and Albert Museum at Rani Baug ( aka Jijamata Udyan)  Byculla.

 

Goa born polymath, physician and champion of girls education Dr. Bhau Daji Lad –  played a key role in establishing the Victoria and Albert Museum.The Museum was renamed in 1975 on the occasion of his 100th death anniversary.