India and Denmark have “sturdy and historic silver traditions”, Danish Crown Prince Frederik André Henrik Christian mentioned on Monday and expressed hope that each nations will function a real instance of creative cultural trade to the remainder of the world.

Denmark’s Crown Prince and Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth, who’re at present touring India, inaugurated an Exhibition — “Silver Treasure from India and Denmark” — showcasing greater than 250 items of prized silverware from each nations, throughout their go to to the Nationwide Museum in Delhi.

As a part of the exhibition, round 150 objects, together with one from the Mohenjo-daro period, have been sourced from the Nationwide Museum’s reserved assortment. The exhibition included a spread of uncommon silverware, a few of them greater than 300 years outdated, from Museum Kolding in Denmark, officers mentioned.

After a ceremonial occasion held on the Nationwide Museum, Denmark’s Crown Prince and Crown Princess later opened the exhibition and got a tour of the reveals.

Union Minister of State for Exterior Affairs and Tradition Meenakashi Lekhi and Danish International Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen had been current on the event.

Denmark’s Crown Prince later wrote a message within the customer’s e book and likewise signed it.

In his message, he thanked Ms. Lekhi for internet hosting the royal couple on the Nationwide Museum and termed the show an “extraordinary exhibition on silver”.

“India and Denmark have sturdy and historic silver traditions. I sincerely hope that each nations get impressed, study from one another’s silver traditions, and function a real instance of creative cultural trade to the remainder of the world. With these necessary cultural exchanges, we construct a powerful basis of our future cultural cooperation,” he wrote.

Denmark’s Crown Prince and Crown Princess arrived in India on Sunday on a four-day go to. It’s the first go to to India from the Danish Royal household in 20 years.

The 2 are visiting India on the invitation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, based on the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA).

Later within the day, the Ministry of Tradition in a press release mentioned, the Nationwide Museum, New Delhi, has opened “a global exhibition showcasing historical past and splendour of Indian and Danish silver collectively, for the primary time in India”.

“The exhibition is a melting pot for a various number of silver artworks from the 2 distinctive nations. It showcases greater than 250 extraordinary silver objects segregated into 5 totally different themes that discover the craftsmanship and silversmith strategies of two nations from varied facets,” it mentioned.

Earlier, through the ceremonial occasion, Danish International Minister Rasmussen, in his deal with to a gathering, mentioned, the exhibition was “one other step” within the ongoing relationship between India and Denmark that goes again greater than 400 years.

“And, it is just proper to have fun our sturdy friendship with a silver exhibition,” he mentioned, including that these silver objects are a residing factor like “our friendship is a residing factor”.

He additionally recalled his go to to India in 2019 as then prime minister of Denmark.

“Since my final journey, I’m very pleased to see the progress in our partnership and the progress in India, which is sort of superb,” Mr. Rasmussen mentioned.

He mentioned the partnership between the 2 nations is “growing”, and taking “one other necessary step” with this thrilling India-Denmark cultural trade programme.

The Danish international minister mentioned the 2 nations have cooperation in a number of areas that bind them, however cultural cooperation provides one thing extra to the bilateral ties. India and Denmark, each have a wealthy legacy of historical past and craftsmanship, Mr. Rasmussen mentioned.

“I’m positive that is only a starting of a powerful, sustainable and long-lasting cooperation which is able to additional deepen our bilateral ties,” he mentioned.

A Memorandum of Understanding for the exhibition was signed and exchanged between the Nationwide Museum, New Delhi, and the Museum Kolding in Kolding, Denmark on November 17 final yr.

“Once we take a look at Denmark, we glance as a pal, and I’m positive, Denmark appears to be like at India as a pal too,” Ms. Lekhi mentioned in his deal with, including there are values that bind the 2 nations, however “tradition connects” differently.

She additionally recalled the exhibition “Custom is Modern- Danish Textile Craft in Artwork and Design” which was inaugurated final November on the Nationwide Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy right here within the presence of Freddy Svane, Danish Ambassador to India.

On the exhibition that opened on Monday, Ms. Lekhi mentioned, these silver items signify the “great thing about the 2 cultures”.

“Delighted to witness a powerful assortment of ‘Silver Treasures From India and Denmark’, a collaboration between the Nationwide Museum and Kolding Museum. The exhibition was inaugurated by their Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth of Denmark,” Ms. Lekhi later tweeted and shared just a few photos.

Lily Pandeya, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tradition, and Director Common of the Nationwide Museum, mentioned this exhibition can be remembered because the “silver knot” that binds the 2 nations and encourage extra cultural dialogues between India and the remainder of the world.

A few of the uncommon silver items on show embody a matchbox and a glass, each courting to the nineteenth century interval, from Madras (now Chennai), an 18th-century fragrance container from Lucknow, a Seventeenth-century spouted ewer from Kashmir among the many Indian objects.

From Denmark, uncommon items from the Seventeenth century, 18th century and nineteenth century and twentieth century, together with classic tea units, tableware, cutlery have been placed on show within the exhibition that can finish on April 30.

A ‘Giraffe vase’ from Copenhagen, with its design impressed by the animal’s anatomy, has additionally been placed on show.

Danish Ambassador to India Freddy Svane and India’s Ambassador in Denmark Pooja Kapur, and Director of Museum Kolding, Rune Ottogreen Lundberg had been additionally current on the event.

“The exhibition marks a cultural milestone within the cooperation between India and Denmark. Tradition creates a bridge the place we are able to study loads from one another and acquire perception into one another’s worlds, variations and similarities.

“The exhibition is a part of a cultural trade programme, which continues till 2026, so there’s a lot to look ahead to with exchanges in tradition, crafts, music and literature,” Mr. Lundberg mentioned and described the reveals as an “excellent assortment”.

Silver objects courting again to the Indus Valley Civilisation embody uncommon silver beads, cash courting again to historic and medieval India, miniature idols, jewelry, smoking pipes, solely carved and enamelled ‘ itardaan‘ (fragrance bottle) and different ornamental objects from the gathering of the Nationwide Museum are a part of the exhibition, the assertion mentioned.

The eclectic Danish assortment of Museum Kolding on show, embody a Bible cowl in silver, a spinning kettle, tankard depicting biblical tales, together with different beautiful items like fragrance packing containers, jewelry and cutlery, it mentioned.