A week dedicated to celebrating art and the community, and exploring new relationships through collaborations and art discourse. Art is Life: New Beginnings is our new chapter as an institution which will finally see us interacting with art and each other in person.
For those of you who can’t join us in person, we will be launching a film here to mark the opening on 18th February, 2023 at 6 pm. Stay tuned!
Museum Visit 11.00 am - 7.30 pm
Spend your day at the museum and explore our exhibitions, installations and digital experiences.
MAP Bengaluru
Walkthrough 11.00 - 11.30 am
Shubhasree Purkayastha, Kinjal Babaria
An interactive walkthrough of LN Tallur's exhibition designed for children (12+) and accompanying guardians by the Education team at MAP.
Infosys Foundation Gallery, Ground Floor, MAP Bengaluru
Film Screening 11.00 - 11.30 am
LN Tallur
A screening of LN Tallur’s film, The Swarm, the title of which is derived from the illusion that the artist creates by capturing a dense group of cotton balls.
Mazumdar-Shaw Auditorium, First Floor, MAP Bengaluru
Workshop 11.30 am - 2.00 pm
Vinayak Suresh
A workshop of learning how to look at images and building narratives with them for young people (12-16 years) and families.
HDFC Ltd Learning Centre, Lower Ground Floor, MAP Bengaluru
Workshop 3.00 - 5.00 pm
Renuka Rajiv
A zine-making workshop organised in conjunction with our permanent exhibition, VISIBLE/INVISIBLE.
HDFC Ltd. Learning Centre, Lower Ground Floor, MAP Bengaluru
Talk 3.00 - 3.30 pm
Abhishek Poddar, Kamini Sawhney
An interactive session with MAP's Founder, Abhishek Poddar, and Director, Kamini Sawhney.
Mazumdar-Shaw Auditorium, First Floor, MAP Bengaluru
Performance 6.00 - 7.00 pm
Raadha Kalpa Dance Company
A Bharatanatyam dance performance in response to MAP’s permanent exhibition, VISIBLE/INVISIBLE.
Mazumdar-Shaw Auditorium, First Floor, MAP Bengaluru
Museum Visit 11.00 am - 7.30 pm
Spend your day at the museum and explore our exhibitions, installations and digital experiences.
MAP Bengaluru
Walkthrough 11.00 - 11.45 am
Soumitro Ghosh
A walkthrough of MAP’s building with the chief architect, highlighting the design choices of a functional and open museum space.
Serendipity Foyer, Ground Floor, MAP Bengaluru
Film Screening 11.00 - 11.30 am
LN Tallur
A screening of LN Tallur’s film, The Swarm, the title of which is derived from the illusion that the artist creates by capturing a dense group of cotton balls.
Mazumdar-Shaw Auditorium, First Floor, MAP Bengaluru
Talk 12.00 - 12.45 pm
Abhishek Poddar, Arundhati Ghosh, Kamini Sawhney
Hear about the making of the museum, and what it takes to build a cultural institution in India, directly from our Founder and Director.
Mazumdar-Shaw Auditorium, First Floor, MAP Bengaluru
Workshop 3.00 - 5.00 pm
Atelier Prati
A screen printing workshop for families. Get inspired by the MAP collection and make your own print!
HDFC Ltd. Learning Centre, Lower Ground Floor, MAP Bengaluru
Talk 3.00 - 3.30 pm
Abhishek Poddar, Kamini Sawhney
An interactive session with MAP's Founder, Abhishek Poddar, and Director, Kamini Sawhney.
Mazumdar-Shaw Auditorium, First Floor
Museum Visit 11.00 am - 7.30 pm
Spend your day at the museum and explore our exhibitions, installations and digital experiences.
MAP Bengaluru
Film Screening 11.00 - 11.30 am
LN Tallur
A screening of LN Tallur’s film, The Swarm, the title of which is derived from the illusion that the artist creates by capturing a dense group of cotton balls.
Mazumdar-Shaw Auditorium, First Floor, MAP Bengaluru
Walkthrough 5.00 - 5.45 pm
Khushi Bansal
Exploring collecting and the six categories of MAP’s collection.
Visual Storage Gallery, First Floor, MAP Bengaluru
Talk 6.00 - 6.45 pm
LN Tallur, GN Mohan
A panel discussion on LN Tallur's exhibition at MAP, featuring the artist in conversation with GN Mohan.
Mazumdar-Shaw Auditorium, First Floor, MAP Bengaluru
Museum Visit 11.00 am - 7.30 pm
Spend your day at the museum and explore our exhibitions, installations and digital experiences.
MAP Bengaluru
Film Screening 11.00 - 11.30 am
LN Tallur
A screening of LN Tallur’s film, The Swarm, the title of which is derived from the illusion that the artist creates by capturing a dense group of cotton balls.
Mazumdar-Shaw Auditorium, First Floor, MAP Bengaluru
Walkthrough 5.00 - 5.45 pm
Ravikumar Kashi
A curated walkthrough of LN Tallur's exhibition, Chirag-e-AI, led by artist Ravikumar Kashi, exploring the themes and subtexts of the exhibition.
Infosys Foundation Gallery, Ground Floor, MAP Bengaluru
Talk 6.00 - 6.45 pm
Dr. Tapati Guha-Thakurta
An illustrated lecture on two iconic genres of modern art from 19th and 20th century Bengal by renowned art historian Dr. Tapati Guha-Thakurta.
Mazumdar-Shaw Auditorium, First Floor, MAP Bengaluru
Museum Visit 11.00 am - 7.30 pm
Spend your day at the museum and explore our exhibitions, installations and digital experiences.
MAP Bengaluru
Film Screening 11.00 - 11.30 am
LN Tallur
A screening of LN Tallur’s film, The Swarm, the title of which is derived from the illusion that the artist creates by capturing a dense group of cotton balls.
Mazumdar-Shaw Auditorium, First Floor, MAP Bengaluru
Talk 6.00 - 6.45 pm
Arnika Ahldag, Kamini Sawhney, Shanthamani Muddaiah and Vijeta Kumar
A panel discussion foregrounding the publication of VISIBLE/INVISIBLE, and its contributions to new writing in India on women in art.
Mazumdar-Shaw Auditorium, First Floor, MAP Bengaluru
Museum Visit 11.00 am - 7.30 pm
Spend your day at the museum and explore our exhibitions, installations and digital experiences.
MAP Bengaluru
Film Screening 11.00 - 11.30 am
LN Tallur
A screening of LN Tallur’s film, The Swarm, the title of which is derived from the illusion that the artist creates by capturing a dense group of cotton balls.
Mazumdar-Shaw Auditorium, First Floor, MAP Bengaluru
Walkthrough 5.00 - 5.45 pm
Rekha Rodwittiya
A curated walkthrough of VISIBLE/INVISIBLE, MAP’s permanent exhibition, led by artist Rekha Rodwittiya.
Manipal Gallery and Avanee Foundation Gallery, Fourth Floor, MAP Bengaluru
Museum Visit 11.00 am - 7.30 pm
Spend your day at the museum and explore our exhibitions, installations and digital experiences.
MAP Bengaluru
Film Screening 11.00 - 11.30 am
LN Tallur
A screening of LN Tallur’s film, The Swarm, the title of which is derived from the illusion that the artist creates by capturing a dense group of cotton balls.
Mazumdar-Shaw Auditorium, First Floor, MAP Bengaluru
Walkthrough 5.00 - 5.45 pm
Shrey Maurya
A curated walkthrough of Jyoti Bhatt’s retrospective exhibition which looks at the artist’s prolific photographic career.
Axis Bank Gallery and Citi Gallery, Third Floor, MAP Bengaluru
Talk 6.00 - 6.45 pm
Mayank Mansingh Kaul
Exploring textiles in the MAP collection.
Mazumdar-Shaw Auditorium, First Floor, MAP Bengaluru