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Mahrukh Tarapor is an Indian museum professional and art consultant, known for her scholarship in museum art, especially Islamic art. She was honoured by the Government of India, in 2013, by bestowing on her the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for her contributions to the field of art. ==Biography== Mahrukh Tarapor was born in Mumbai, in 1946.〔 She secured a doctorate from Harvard University and started her career by joining Metropolitan Museum, New York, in 1983. She, over the course of a decade, rose through ranks to reach the level of the Associate Director for Exhibitions. During her stint at the Met Museum, she negotiated with the governments of Spain, Morocco and Egypt which led to the exhibition of ''Al-Andalus: The Art of Islamic Spain'', staged in Alhambra in Granada, the conservation of ''Minbar from the Kutubiyya Mosque'' at the Badic Palace, Marrakesh〔 and the setting up of exhibition galleries at the Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai.〔 She is also credited with efforts to raise loans for many intercultural exhibitions such as the ''Glory of Byzantium'' (1997), ''Byzantium: Faith and Power''(2004), ''Art of the First Cities'' (2003) and ''Beyond Babylon'' (2009).〔〔 Dr. Tarapor was promoted as the Director, International Affairs, at the Met's international affairs office at Geneva, in 2006, and worked in that capacity till 2009, when she retired after 25 years of service to continue her career as a consultant. During this period, she was in regular touch with the governments of many European countries, the Middle East, Australia and Asia, for the exchange and dissemination of information.〔 Mahrukh Tarapor has also contributed to the organization of several international art exhibitions such as: * Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids〔〔 * Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus * China: Dawn of a Golden Age, 200–750 A.D.〔〔 * The Crown of Bohemia 1347–1437, Prague〔〔 * Trade and Diplomacy of the Second Millennium BC (2008)〔〔 * Art of Medieval Spain After retiring from Met Museum, she was offered the post as the Head of the National Museum of India, an offer she, reportedly, declined, opting for a career as a consultant. In 2012, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, hired the consultative services of Dr. Tarapor, in the areas of exchange of art, staff and scholarly study.〔 She is also attending to the expansion of Islamic Arts programmes of MFAH as also in procuring loans for various MFAH exhibitions, utilizing her connections.〔 Dr. Tarapor lives in Mumbai and Geneva, attending to her duties as a consultant for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, British Museum, Museo del Prado and her assignments as a consultant to the Government of India.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mahrukh Tarapor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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