{
  "id": 13750857,
  "title": "Raja Ravi Varma’s paintings to travel for exhibitions: Vadodara royal Radhikaraje Gaekwad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/raja-ravi-varmas-paintings-to-travel-for-exhibitions-vadodara-royal",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-11T16:04:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/gujarat/raja-ravi-varmas-paintings-to-travel-for-exhibitions-vadodara-royal-radhikaraje-gaekwad/article71571913.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Raja Ravi Varma's paintings, part of a vast private collection owned by the Maharani of Baroda, Radhikaraje Gaekwad, are set to travel for exhibitions across India and abroad, according to Ms. Gaekwad. The collection, housed at the Laxmi Vilas Palace and Maharaja Fatehsingh Museum in Vadodara, last traveled outside the city around a decade ago, when it was displayed at London's Victoria and Albert Museum. Before gaining fame as a celebrated painter, Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906) was commissioned by the Gaekwad royal family in 1888. A new, climate-controlled storage facility with a capacity of 20,000 sq. ft. is currently being built by the Maharaja Fatehsingh Museum Trust to house over 40,000 objects from the Gaekwad family collection, including paintings, sculptures, and more. The Maharaja Fatesingh Museum Trust aims to showcase the collection in a dedicated, larger museum in the near future. The Aikyam Festival, which concluded in Vadodara on October 11, 2026, featured exhibitions of Raja Ravi Varma's paintings as part of its theme 'rasa (essence) and realism'. The choice of Vadodara as the event's host city was due to its cultural significance and unique blend of Indian and European art, including Indo-Saracenic architecture. The event aimed to promote Vadodara as a leading destination for cultural and heritage tourism, despite logistical and infrastructure challenges faced by the city.",
  "summary": "Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum undergoes an expansion, a state-of-the-art new storage facility will be ready next year",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}