Anglo Sikh Virtual Museum
at Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life

For the Festival of Thetford & Punjab 2023, Sikh Museum Initiative brings the Anglo Sikh Virtual Museum to Ancient House. This is an amazing interactive digital exhibition, which for the first time brings together Sikh artefacts from collections around the world, for all to explore and handle digitally through a large plasma screen. Relics include the famous Koh-i-Noor diamond, Sikh armour and swords, manuscripts, medals and flags. https://www.anglosikhmuseum.com/relics/

• Venue: Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life, White Hart Street, IP24 1AA
• Open hours: 10am-5pm
• Price: Museum entry is free on 8 & 9 July for the Festival

[post image courtesy (c) Ancient House Museum]

Anglo Sikh Virtual Museum

Here’s a taster of the some of the digital artefacts on show, which you can ‘handle’ on a large plasma screen:

• Venue: Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life, White Hart Street, Thetford, IP24 1AA
• Free admission on 7-9 July as part of the Festival of Thetford & Punjab 2023

Festival of Thetford & Punjab 2023

Friday 7 July – Sunday 9 July

This event is part of Festival of Thetford & Punjab 2023, which takes place in venues across the town, as part of a whole weekend of cultural celebrations inspired by the life and legacy of the Duleep Singh family, the last Royal Family of the Punjab who lived in Norfolk. There’ll be talks, workshops and activities for all to enjoy, as well as the Thetford Mela on Sunday, with performances from Circus Raj and the Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band, bhangra dancing, Sikh martial arts, dhol drumming and more.

Read the full programme at thetfordpunjabfest.com