Gallery tours
Bengali textiles at the Victoria & Albert Museum Two guided visits to the Victoria & Albert Museum's exquisite Bengali collection of Kantha embroideries and Jamdani muslins with explanations by Bunny Page. Mon 12 July at 3.00pm and at 4.30pm Indian Study Room, Victoria & Albert Museum, South Kensington, London SW7 Tube: South Kensington Bus: 74, 14 For further information and bookings please call the Festival Hotline on 0171 354 4141 Free entry	Guided tours of "Telling the Story" scroll paintings exhibition Daniel Morden and Shambhu Acharya will introduce the Patuagan tradition and guide visitors around the Telling the Story exhibition while explaining this genre of storytelling and answering questions on the subject. This will be followed by a Patuagan scroll painting demonstration by the painter Shambhu Acharya. Thu 15 July & Thu 22 July at 7.30 pm The Spitz Gallery, 109 Commercial Street, E1 Tube: Liverpool Street For more information call 0171 392 9032 Free entry
Talks and films
000 zerozerozero There will be a number of self-contained debates, and a programme of film and television screenings of classical and contemporary productions, supporting the work in the gallery space during the event. Fri 9 - Fri 30 July Whitechapel Art Gallery, Whitechapel High Street, London E1 Tube: Aldgate East For more information and ticket prices call The Education Department at the Whitechapel Art Gallery on 0171 522 7857 or 0171 522 7855	Famous Bengali Poems A talk by Dr. William Radice focusing on a selection of famous Bengali poems, including explanations by Dr. Radice and poetry readings of the original poems in Bengali by Mrs. Saleha Choudhury and Mr. Emdad Talukder. Wed 14 July at 7.00 pm The Kobi Nazrul Centre, 30 Hanbury Street, London E1 Tube: Shoreditch For more information call the centre on 0171 375 1320 Free entry	Jamdani and Kantha Redefining Traditional Skills for Contemporary Life Two talks by Ruby Ghuznavi about the cultural, social and economic background of the textiles in the exhibition: The Living Arts of Bangladesh. Sat 17 July and Sat 24 July at 2.30pm Soni Gallery, 25 Connaught Street, Marble Arch, London W2 Tube: Marble Arch / Edgware Road For more information call the gallery 0171 262 9101 or visit the web site www.sonigallery.com Free entry
Bangladesh: A Land of Waterways A talk by Colin Palmer on the importance of water in the daily lives of people in Bangladesh. To coincide with the exhibition Reflections. Wed 19 July at 6.00pm The Association of Photographers Gallery, 81 Leonard Street, London EC1 Tube: Old Street Buses: 214, 43, 55, 505 For further information and booking call The Association of Photographers Gallery on 0171 739 3631 Free entry	The Troubadours of Bangladesh A focus on Baul music and musicians from Bangladesh including an acclaimed documentary by Tanvir Mokammel and a talk by Lipika Pelham on the world view of Baul musicians. PLUS an introduction to the Bengali collection at the National Sound Archive by Janet Topp-Fargion. Tues 20 July at 6.15pm The British Library Conference Centre, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 Tube: Kings Cross / St Pancras and Euston Buses: 10, 30, 73, 91, SL1, SL2 For further information contact the Conference Centre on 0171 412 7222 Free entry	Weekend Film Focus For full information on documentaries and film screenings, and related discussions with directors Nasiruddin Yusuf, Morshedul Islam, Catherine and Tareque Masud at the ICA click here. Panel discussion on Alternative Cinema in Bangladesh. Sun 25 July at 3.00pm ICA, The Mall, London SW1 Tube: Charing Cross / Embankment / Leicester Square Panel discussion: £6 (£5 concessions, £4 ICA members) Box Office: 0171 930 3647
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