About the Project
Built for students of Indian art history
A digital exhibition that presents 4,500+ years of artistic output as something you can explore — not just read about.
What this project set out to do
To present the evolution of Indian art in a format that lets students and researchers inspect individual artifacts, trace geographic origins, and understand cultural context — without requiring access to a physical museum collection.
How it was built
- Vanilla HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript (ES6+) — no build tools
- Interactive geospatial mapping via Leaflet.js and OpenStreetMap
- Client-side bookmarking via Web Storage (localStorage)
- Structured datasets in
data/artifacts.json,data/periods.json,data/locations.json - Accessible, responsive UI with light/dark theme switching
Where the images come from
All artifact imagery is sourced from verified public domain and Creative Commons collections via Wikimedia Commons, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and LACMA. Each artifact card shows an explicit license badge, photographer credit, and a direct link to the source record.
How artifacts were selected
Works were chosen to represent major periods, regions, and mediums across Indian art. Chronology, dynasty attributions, and archaeological coordinates were cross-referenced against ASI records, UNESCO World Heritage citations, and National Museum catalogue entries.
Scholarly and institutional citations
- Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) — Official reports and Sarnath, Ellora, Sanchi archives
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre — Site briefs for Ajanta, Ellora, Elephanta, Khajuraho, Konark, Hampi, Chola Temples
- National Museum, New Delhi — Accession registers and collection archives
- National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi and Mumbai
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) — South and Southeast Asian Art Collection
- Metropolitan Museum of Art — Open Access Digital Collection
- Victoria Memorial Hall and Indian Museum, Kolkata