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Mahrukh Tarapor is an Indian museum professional and art consultant,[1] known for her scholarship in museum art, especially Islamic art.[2] She was honoured by the Government of India, in 2013, by bestowing on her the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for her contributions to the field of art.[3]

Mahrukh Tarapor
Born1946
Mumbai, India
OccupationArt consultant
AwardsPadma Shri

Biography


Mahrukh Tarapor is one of the most widely respected museum professionals in the world, says Philippe de Montebello, former Metropolitan Museum of Art director, and talks about her diplomatic skills, knowledge and energy.[1]

St. Catherine's Monastery
St. Catherine's Monastery
Museo del Prado, Madrid
Museo del Prado, Madrid
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston – Watkin building
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston – Watkin building

Mahrukh Tarapor was born in Mumbai to a Parsi family, in 1946.[1] She secured a doctorate from Harvard University and started her career by joining Metropolitan Museum, New York, in 1983. She, over the course of a decade, rose through ranks to reach the level of the Associate Director for Exhibitions.[4] During her stint at the Met Museum, she negotiated with the governments of Spain, Morocco and Egypt which led to the exhibition of Al-Andalus: The Art of Islamic Spain, staged in Alhambra in Granada, the conservation of the Minbar from the Kutubiyya Mosque[5] at the Badi Palace, Marrakesh[4] and the setting up of exhibition galleries at the Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai.[4][6] She is also credited with efforts to raise loans for many intercultural exhibitions such as the Glory of Byzantium (1997), Byzantium: Faith and Power(2004), Art of the First Cities (2003) and Beyond Babylon (2009).[1][6]

Tarapor was promoted as the Director, International Affairs, at the Met's international affairs office at Geneva, in 2006, and worked in that capacity till 2009, when she retired after 25 years of service to continue her career as a consultant.[7] During this period, she was in regular touch with the governments of many European countries, the Middle East, Australia and Asia, for the exchange and dissemination of information.[1] Mahrukh Tarapor has also contributed to the organization of several international art exhibitions such as:

After retiring from Met Museum, she was offered the post as the Head of the National Museum of India, an offer she, reportedly, declined, opting for a career as a consultant.[10] In 2012, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, hired the consultative services of Dr. Tarapor, in the areas of exchange of art, staff and scholarly study.[2] She is also attending to the expansion of Islamic Arts programmes of MFAH as also in procuring loans for various MFAH exhibitions, utilizing her connections.[2][11]

Tarapor lives in Mumbai and Geneva, attending to her duties as a consultant for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museo del Prado and her assignments as a consultant to the Government of India.[1]


Positions


Mahrukh Tarapor has served in many positions of importance. Apart from her career postings as the associate Director of Exhibitions and the Director of International Affairs with the Metropolitan Museum, New York, she has also held the posts of:


Awards and recognitions


Mahrukh Tarapor has been honoured by many governments such as France, Morocco and Spain.[4] In 2013, the Government of India honoured her with the fourth highest civilian award, Padma Shri.[3]


Publications


Tarapor has published two works on Islamic and Indian arts.[15][16]


See also



References


  1. "Rolex Awards". Rolex Awards. 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  2. "Chron". Chron. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  3. "Padma 2013". The Hindu. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. "Art Daily". Art Daily. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  5. "Minbar". Met Museum. 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  6. "Met Museum". Met Museum. 22 March 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  7. "Bloomberg". Bloomberg. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  8. "First Cities". The New Yorker. 5 May 2003. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  9. Metropolitan Museum of Art (1993). The Art of Medieval Spain, A.D. 500–1200. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 358. ISBN 9780810964334.
  10. "National Museum of India". Indian Express. 5 September 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  11. "Tinterow". Tinterow. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  12. "Silk Road Project". Silk Road Project. 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  13. "St Catherine Foundation". St Catherine Foundation. 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  14. Shailaja Tripathi (3 February 2011). "Museum Reforms Committee". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  15. Tarapor, Mahrukh. Islamic calligraphy. Asia Society. OCLC 6602824.
  16. Tarapor, Mahrukh. Art and empire the discovery of India in art and literature, 1851–1947. Keki. OCLC 14920523.

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