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Tate Receives a Major Gift of South Asian Artworks

Plus, a $20M donation in Philly, $2B worth of antiquities returned, Lime bike jousting as performance art, and other art world matters.

Johann Zoffany, Portrait of Prince Jawan Bakht (also known as Jahandar Shah) 1784. From the collection of Charles Greig. Courtesy of Tate.

Margaret Carrigan Oct 26, 2026

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A Major Donation

Tate Britain has received a gift of 50 artworks made by artists working in India during the 18th and 19th centuries, significantly expanding South Asian representation in the national collection and bringing long-overlooked perspectives into the story of British art. Donated by art historian and scholar Charles Greig, the gift was made outright, without tax incentives, according to a press release.…