Rhea Tuli Partridge is conducting her PhD research on the Clive Collection in collaboration with the National Trust and the University of Cambridge. Her work explores the many diverse and shifting meanings of the objects in the Collection, throughout their diverging and overlapping life histories in South Asia and Britain. This work will inform the way in which the National Trust understands and interprets the Clive Collection.
Prior to her PhD, Rhea has worked in a curatorial and research capacity for UK heritage institutions to raise awareness on overlooked South Asian collections and Asian LGBTQ+ issues.