Beyond Face Value – French banknote design from around the world
Date of opening: April 4, 2024 (Open to all)
Time: 6:30 pm
Venue: Galerie Romain Rolland, Alliance Française de Delhi
Exhibition on view: 5 – 17 April
Exhibition timings: 11:00 am to 7: 00 pm
French banknotes from around the world exhume art, romanticism and flair; a combination that results in these beautiful banknote artworks worth far beyond their face value.
Banknotes have always attracted economic attention and the rich socio-cultural, political, artistic and symbolic values have gone unnoticed during exchange. This presentation aims to address that banknotes are not merely mediums of exchange but mediums of communication.
In France, the French francs have already been replaced by the Euro, almost 20 years ago. It is time to take a look at one of the most beautiful monetary galleries from around the world to appreciate the contribution of the real wealth and value of exchange.
Rukmini Dahanukar
Rukmini Dahanukar is an independent researcher. Money Talks is her proprietary research and passion project that she has presented at communication, history, politics and popular culture conferences in Greece, India, Ireland, Mexico, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Currently she is authoring a book on the art, design and symbolism of banknotes from around the world. She is based in Mumbai, India.