How this art student is revealing the truth behind British art acquisitions in London museums

The 23-year-old said she was shocked to see how under-represented the history of colonialism was at the museums because of which she decided to do something about it. 
Alice Procter conducts Uncomfortable Art Tours making people aware about art history
Alice Procter conducts Uncomfortable Art Tours making people aware about art history

Museum tours are usually filled with a lot of talk around the history behind the art or artefacts on display., but a London art student is changing the way locals look at art. Art history graduate Alice Procter conducts Uncomfortable Art Tours, which is an unauthorised guided trip to places like the National Gallery and British Museum among others. 

Alice, in an interview with a leading publication, said it all started when she realised how little her peers knew about the British Empire as all the colonial art is in the museums in the country. The 23-year-old went on to say that she was shocked to see how under-represented the history of colonialism was at the museums. People usually don’t know about the history because of which they don’t know what to look for. Interestingly, Alice uses her tours to talk about the biases in portrayal and how it is shaping the idea of history for people, through misrepresentation. 

Among all the museums, it is Victoria And Albert Museum in the list which includes National Portrait Gallery, Tate Britain and National Maritime Museum that has an Indian connection. With a collection of the East India Company, there are a lot of stolen and imported items which include items from the court of Tipu Sultan like the famous Tippoo’s Tiger and Shah Jahan’s wine cup which was made from white nephrite jade. The participants of the tour usually include students but also include people who are looking for their ancestral history in art. 

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