Media
2026
Laurianne Bruneau and Samara Broglia de Moura were interviewed by Matt Stirn for his article entitled “Himalayan High Art”, which appeared in the March–April 2026 issue of the US edition of Archaeology Magazine.
2024
An exhibition dedicated to the rock art of Ladakh was held at the Edmond Rostand Media Library in Paris, which specialises in photography, from 13 November 2024 to 5 January 2025. This exhibition marked the conclusion of the international research programme on Himalayan archaeology hosted by the East Asian Civilizations Research Centre from 2020 to 2024 and largely funded by the City of Paris through the Emergences research support scheme. The opening took place on Wednesday 13 November 2024. The exhibition, which unveiled a veritable open-air museum, was the result of the work of Ahtushi Deshpande, an Indian journalist and photographer who has travelled throughout Ladakh for over ten years. Using specific photographic techniques, Ahtushi Deshpande has shown this ancient art in a new artistic light. Through this exhibition, and her eponymous book ‘Speaking Stones: Rock Art of Ladakh’ published in India in 2024, she aimed to raise public awareness of this exceptional heritage. A bilingual public talk (with the assistance of Laurianne Bruneau) took place on Saturday 16 November 2024 at the Media Library at 3pm.
Exhibition report: MAFHI Archaeological Reports Series n°2 (pages 4 and 5). Exhibition poster on page 15 and welcome speech at the opening on pages 16 and 17.
2023
‘Ladakh: A Himalayan Crossroads in the Heart of Asia’, by Laurianne Bruneau and Samara Broglia de Moura, paper published in Archéologia magazine, no. 625, November 2023, pp. 44–51. The article can be downloaded here (in French).
The Himalayan Rock Art Project (HiRADa) project, in partnership with the Indian photographer Ahtushi Deshpande, took part in the collective exhibition “Les études aréales face à leurs terrains”, held at the Humathèque in Paris from 2nd to 20th October 2023.
2017
- Profile of Laurianne Bruneau, founder of the Franco-Indian Archaeological Mission in Ladakh, in issue no. 10 of Éphéméride, the biannual magazine of the École Pratique des Hautes Études, pp. 31–33. Available here (in French)
- Summary of the MAFIL’s 2016 excavations in the newsletter of East Asian Civilizations Research Centre (January–February–March 2017), p. 2. Newsletter available here (in French)
2016
- Laurianne Bruneau answered to Christophe Migeon, journalist for the magazine Les Cahiers de Science & Vie Histoire et Civilisation, about the archaeology of the Kingdom of Zhangzhung (Western Tibet), July 2016 (issue 162). Press article avalaible here (inFrench )
- In 2016, a team of journalists from French national TV came to film MAFIL’s excavations at the Leh Choskor site. MAFIL’s work featured in a five-part documentary series entitled ‘In the Footsteps of Buddha’ broadcasted during the first week of January 2017 as part of France 2 1pm news programme. The episodes are available on the France 2 New Delhi office’s YouTube channel (the MAFIL excavations are featured in episodes 1, 3 and 5). A special video focusing on the mission’s excavations (6 mins 41 secs) is available here.
2014
- Presentation of MAFIL’s work by Martin Vernier for Swissnexindiablog, the Swiss Confederation’s blog in India: “Archaeology and Rock Art Project in Ladakh”, June 2014. Available here
2013
- Martin Vernier gave an hour-long interview about Ladakh for the programme Détours, presented by Madeleine Caboche on La 1ère (Swiss Radio and Television), broadcasted on 23 September 2013. Podcast here (in French)
- Martin Vernier was interviewed about the site of Allchi for an special issue of Beaux Arts Magazine, dedicate to endangered cultural sites around the world, Decembre 2013. Press article available here (in French)
2012
- Martin Vernier shared his views on the conservations issues of Leh old town and Alchi site with Anne Lefèvre-Balleydier for the magazine Les Cahiers de Science et vie. July 2012, n° 130. Press article Leh, vaincue par abandon available here (in French)
2011
- Interview of Martin Vernier with Tara Sharma about the conservation issues of the rock art heritage of Ladakh, Shesrig Melong, bi-annual newsletter of the INTACH Ladakh chapter, Reflections on culture, issue 01, Dec 2011, pp. 1-3. Issue available here
