Mumbai’s rains seem to have given the outer façade of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) a glow, and amidst a sprawling lush environ, the history buff in us felt more than welcome for our hour-long conservation class with restoration expert Anupam Sah.u00a0Later this week, the heritage conservation expert will conduct a discussion on Nepalese Thangka paintings for members of the Asia Society (a not-for-profit educational institution working to foster greater understanding about art), with a privileged access to the Museum Art Conservation Centre. While this session isn’t open to the public, one of the many art conservation projects that Sah is currently working on is Anvar-I-Suhaili, a Persian translation of the Panchatantra that was commissioned by Mughal Emperor Akbar. It is expected to be open for visitors by 2014.

Looking through the microscope to detect cracks and other defects in an artwork