Essanoor Associates

14/05/2026

Lahore Museum cordially invites you to celebrate International Museum Day 2026 with another powerful session.

Session 4:
Museums as Spaces for Inclusion and Dialogue: Reducing Inequalities through Access and Representation
This session will explore how museums can actively bridge inequalities by improving access, amplifying diverse voices, and fostering meaningful dialogue across communities and cultures.
Esteemed Panelists:

Alberto Garlendini – President, ICOM Foundation & Former President, ICOM
Mehmet Eymen Şimşek – Consul General of Türkiye in Lahore
Kirston Lane Otis – Audio/Visual Designer, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH)
Qudsia Rahim – Co-founder & Executive Director, Lahore Biennale Foundation (LBF)
Tanya Suhail Butt – Curator, Ocean Art Galleries, Lahore
Susan Stronge – Senior Curator, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Uzma Usmani – Keeper of Paintings, Lahore Museum
Ar. Kashif Essa – Cultural Heritage and Museums Expert, Venice, Italy

Moderator:
Komal Buttar – Museum Educator

🗓 Date: 18th May 2026
🕙 Time: 10:30 AM
📍 Venue: Auditorium, Lahore Museum, The Mall, Lahore

Join us for this, intellectually enriching conversation on the evolving role of museums in creating more equitable and inclusive societies.

Live on Facebook | All museum lovers, students, academics, and cultural professionals are warmly welcome.

We look forward to your presence at the historic Lahore Museum as we continue this meaningful celebration.

Lahore Museum cordially invites you to celebrate International Museum Day 2026 with another powerful session.

Session 4:
Museums as Spaces for Inclusion and Dialogue: Reducing Inequalities through Access and Representation
This session will explore how museums can actively bridge inequalities by improving access, amplifying diverse voices, and fostering meaningful dialogue across communities and cultures.
Esteemed Panelists:

Alberto Garlendini – President, ICOM Foundation & Former President, ICOM
Mehmet Eymen Şimşek – Consul General of Türkiye in Lahore
Kirston Lane Otis – Audio/Visual Designer, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH)
Qudsia Rahim – Co-founder & Executive Director, Lahore Biennale Foundation (LBF)
Tanya Suhail Butt – Curator, Ocean Art Galleries, Lahore
Susan Stronge – Senior Curator, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Uzma Usmani – Keeper of Paintings, Lahore Museum
Ar. Kashif Essa – Cultural Heritage and Museum Expert, Venice, Italy

Moderator:
Komal Buttar – Museum Educator

🗓 Date: 18th May 2026
🕙 Time: 10:30 AM
📍 Venue: Auditorium, Lahore Museum, The Mall, Lahore

Join us for this, intellectually enriching conversation on the evolving role of museums in creating more equitable and inclusive societies.

Live on Facebook | All museum lovers, students, academics, and cultural professionals are warmly welcome.

We look forward to your presence at the historic Lahore Museum as we continue this meaningful celebration.

23/04/2026

We are pleased to announce that Architect Shoaib Mohammad Co-Founder of Essanoor Associates, has joined the Mapping Archaeological Heritage in South Asia (MAHSA) project at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge. As part of this esteemed team, we wish him every success in his new role and look forward to his valuable contributions.

https://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/staff/shoaib-mohammad

22/04/2026

“Heritage of Swat Valley” Preservation of Buddhist Rock Reliefs of Swat Valley Project arrived at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge on 18th April as part of the Silk Road Sound & Stories event at the Cambridge Festival 2026. The exhibition showcased documented Buddhist rock reliefs through an immersive experience, bringing together the living heritage of Swat Valley its culinary culture, crafts, and textiles into a vibrant, multi-sensory narrative. Supported by the British Council Cultural Protection Fund, the project is implemented by the Italian Archaeological Mission for Pakistan, Heritage Management Organisation Greece, the Directorate General of Archaeology and Museums KPK, and Essanoor Associates. The exhibition enabled audiences to experience and connect Swat’s rich cultural heritage with the wider traditions of the Hindu Kush and Himalayan regions highlighting its role as a vital node in the ancient Silk Road networks. A powerful reminder that heritage is not only preserved it is lived, shared, and continuously reimagined.

16/03/2026

The Swat Valley, known in early Buddhist sources as Uddiyäna and Orgyan, is shaped by fertile alluvial soil, abundant groundwater, and a climate that has lon...

04/03/2026

22/02/2026

The British Council convened the Pakistan Heritage Exchange at Alhamra, Lahore, bringing together heritage practitioners, policymakers and community custodians from across Pakistan, the UK and South Asia to strengthen collaboration and protect cultural heritage at risk.
Across two days of dialogue and hands-on exchange, conversations explored climate change, urbanisation and the power of community-led approaches in safeguarding Pakistan’s rich cultural landscape.
The programme concluded with the first-ever Lahore performance by Ustad Noor Bakhsh, a powerful celebration of living tradition and the enduring spirit of cultural heritage.
Essanoor Associates with their partners participated in two panel discussions and workshop :
01: CPF pilot Project in Pakistan
02: Public Private Partnership Model of Heritage Conservation inHeritage of the Swat Valley
Workshop Asad Monga, Areesha Khwaja, Noor ul Ain, Imaan Habib for Art residency and launching of season 01 along a published Zine available online.
The project Heritage of the Swat Valley was presented through the work of intangible stories by Film maker Mr. Salman Khan.
Along exhibition of various medicinal plants and crafts of Stone carvings by Ramzan Kaka.
The initiative is supported by cultural protection fund. In partnership DGOAM KPK, Italian archeological mission, HERITAGE.
For more insights: https://www.heritageoftheswatvalley.com/en/artResidency
General of Archaeology & Museums, KPBritish CouncilThe Heritage Management OrganizationISMEOBritish Council Pakistan

21/02/2026

21/02/2026

The British Council convened the Pakistan Heritage Exchange at Alhamra, Lahore, bringing together heritage practitioners, policymakers and community custodians from across Pakistan, the UK and South Asia to strengthen collaboration and protect cultural heritage at risk.

Across two days of dialogue and hands-on exchange, conversations explored climate change, urbanisation and the power of community-led approaches in safeguarding Pakistan’s rich cultural landscape.

The programme concluded with the first-ever Lahore performance by Ustad Noor Bakhsh, a powerful celebration of living tradition and the enduring spirit of cultural heritage.

Essanoor Associates with their partners participated in two panel discussions and workshop :

01: CPF pilot Project in Pakistan
02: Public Private Partnership Model of Heritage Conservation inHeritage of the Swat Valley

Workshop Asad Monga, Areesha Khwaja, Noor ul Ain, Imaan Habib for Art residency and launching of season 01 along a published Zine available online.

The project Heritage of the Swat Valley was presented through the work of intangible stories by Film maker Mr. Salman Khan.

Along exhibition of various medicinal plants and crafts of Stone carvings by Ramzan Kaka.

The initiative is supported by cultural protection fund. In partnership DGOAM KPK, Italian archeological mission, HERITAGE.

For more insights: https://www.heritageoftheswatvalley.com/en/artResidency

General of Archaeology & Museums, KPBritish CouncilThe Heritage Management OrganizationISMEOBritish Council Pakistan