A Living Museum: Interview with Tasneem Zakaria Mehta
By Jyoti Dhar
Tasneem Zakaria Mehta, director of The Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum, 2013.
Director of The Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum, Tasneem Zakaria Mehta has revitalized the former Victoria & Albert Museum over the course of the past two years, converting it into a “museum about museums.” With over 25 years of experience working with cultural institutions such as the Indian National Trust for Art and Culture Heritage and the National Gallery of Modern Art Mumbai, Zakariahas has earned critical acclaim and international recognition, receiving the UNESCO Asia-Pacific award for cultural conservation in 2005. She spoke to ArtAsiaPacific, on a busy Thursday morning, between meetings and Mumbai traffic, about the museum’s future.
