“A day to celebrate the creativity and nuances of photography that have mesmerized us for years. Photography is a timeless medium of storytelling that beautifully captures the authenticity of time, emotions, culture, history, and more.”
“As part of the Museum of Art & Photography’s virtual MAP Talks series, a panel of experts debunked many myths related to the Khajuraho temples.”
“This month, art shows in India are considering material, memory and metaphysical questions that are otherwise too heavy for the mind to ponder over.”
“The non-profit in ‘India’s Silicon Valley’ is the first major private art museum in South India and aims to educate a nation in which art is grossly underfunded.”
“The Museum of Art and Photography in Bengaluru hopes to “push the needle” in a country where state funding for culture is being cut”
In the Silicon Valley of India, the Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) will open on 11 December, the first large museum dedicated to the arts and culture of South Asia.
The museum is spearheaded by industrialist and art collector Abhishek Poddar.
“Bengaluru museum has collaborated with Microsoft to create a platform that celebrates the textile traditions of South Asia and their global relevance.”
“An AI-powered, interactive digital platform that guides the viewer through textile history across regions and eras.”
“MAP’s recently launched digital exhibition, in collaboration with Asia Art Archive, India, pays homage to the artist’s expansive oeuvre through the decades.”
“Interwoven is claimed to be rooted in MAP’s collection of South Asian textiles and was developed as part of Microsoft’s AI for Cultural Heritage initiative.”
“A whole new world of discovery.”
“MAP Academy, an online venture by Museum of Art and Photography, is a platform that delves into the history of South Asian art.”
“Does art need to be understood to be enjoyed or is it only to be felt? More importantly, is art created for everyone’s delight or is it to each his or her own?”
“The Encyclopedia of Indian Art, arriving online next month, aims to be comprehensive and yet accessible to experts and students of all kinds.”
“Participating institutions include the Brooklyn Museum, the Gropius Bau in Berlin, and the Museum of Art and Photography in Bengaluru, India.”
“Continuing with the theme of love this February, a film festival highlights the blossoming of love at different intersections.”
“Scheduled to open this year are new institutions dedicated to African American history, electronic music and Nordic art.”
“Visions of India: From the Colonial to the Contemporary is the first major survey of Indian photography in Australia and will be on show at the Monash Gallery of Art in Melbourne until 20 March 2022.”
“From Serge Gainsbourg’s long-shuttered home to the brand-new Museum of Broadway, these are the coolest museums and galleries opening this year.”
“Museum of Art and Photography, Bengaluru, collaborates with several artists in a curated online festival titled Art Is Life: SoundFrames, conceptualised and themed around music.”
“Bengaluru-based MAP’s recent digifest used the power of music to get people to engage with the visual arts.”
“Works from MAP’s collection are being showcased in the first major show of Indian photography in Australia.”
“A curation that draws parallels between music and the visual arts.”
“Bengaluru’s Museum of Art & Photography’s new digital festival merges art, learning and melodies.”
“Art is Life: SoundFrames, hosted by the Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) Bengaluru and the prestigious Berklee College of Music, Boston.”
An interview with the well-known singer and musician Vidya Shah on the Thumri genre and Art is Life: SoundFrames.
“MAP’s second edition of Art is Life: SoundFrames, was themed around music and saw participation from 65 global artistes at the three-day virtual festival.”
“Art is Life: SoundFrames celebrates music and its power to bring people together.”
“Art is Life: SoundFrames, a three-day festival by MAP, in collaboration with the Berklee College of Music, celebrates music’s power to bring people together.”
“Penn Masala and Ricky Kej are just some of the artists taking part in the upcoming second edition of the Art is Life festival, which examines the intersection of music and the visual arts.”
“The three-day virtual event will also host artists like Bindu and Ambi Subramaniam and Penn Masala, among others.”
“The Bengaluru-based Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) has always pushed the boundaries in pursuit of the proliferation of art & culture in new and interesting formats in the country.”
“Titled ‘Silver Screen Stories’, the talk on Bengaluru’s iconic single screen theatres was hosted by the Museum of Art & Photography along with Heritage Beku with a two-speaker panel.”
“An upcoming digital publication showcased by a Bengaluru-based museum will look at the kitchen as a space of creativity through a series of 10-day workshops.”
“Why ‘Stories on a banana leaf,’ an interactive exhibition curated by MAP, is a feast for the senses and the intellect.”
“A new exhibition at MAP Bengaluru looks at food as a marker of identity. Each work of art is accompanied by history of an ingredient and a recipe by the museum’s team.”
“This new exhibition looks at art through the lens of food by combining paintings, prints, textiles and photographs with recipes to try at home today.”
“A culinary extravaganza awaits at this special exhibit by the Museum of Art & Photography.”
“A series of photomontages attempts to capture the cultural transformation of Karnataka’s capital.”
“Check out at online exhibit that gives you a glimpse of the lives of Bengaluru’s people and the city they live in.”
“Artist Shanthamani M.’s new online show at MAP Bengaluru captures the spirit of a city torn between tradition and modernity.”
“Artist Shanthamani M’s show tells us why, sometimes, a city cannot redeem its past from the arrogance of development.”
“Billed as ‘India’s first conversational digital persona’ of any artist, the Husain experience is designed as an interactive educational tool to attract youngsters to the world of Indian art and culture.”
“In this article, we take a closer look at a couple of promising examples from the museum space, and explore how cultural institutions can use this technology to create innovative, interactive and authentic experiences.”
“The Business of Dreams, curated by Nathaniel Gaskell and Varun Nayar at the Museum of Art and Photography recently, put together a show that reveals the presence of a humane vision behind the mechanical eye of the camera.”
“The Museum of Art and Photography and Accenture Labs in India is hosting a hologram of the celebrated artist M.F. Husain.”
“The second session of MAP’s new series Director’s Cut featured the Director of the Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires, Argentina, Victoria Noorthoorn, in conversation with the director of MAP, Kamini Sawhney.”
“Visitors to the Museum of Art and Photography in Bangalore can pose questions to a “digital twin” of the late Bombay Progressive Group painter.”
“An online show by Museum of Art & Photography pays homage to the rich tradition of quilting in the subcontinent and its impact on modern Indian art.”
“Museum of Art & Photography’s virtual exhibition, Painted Stitches, Woven Stories, throws light on the historical and cultural significance of kantha quilting.”
“An online exhibition by Bengaluru’s Museum of Art & Photography is sparking a conversation on the historical and cultural significance of kantha quilting.”
“The Museum of Art and Photography, all set to open later this year, has had an early birth in the form of an immersive online version.”
“Pakistani-born, Vancouver-based artist Zoya Siddiqui’s new online show at MAP, Bengaluru, grapples with questions of belonging and religious identity.”
“The careful mapping of Bai’s life and art is a result of hours and hours of audio interviews conducted with her over the course of a few days in October last year.”
“The new Museum of Art & Photography in Bengaluru, India, is already breaking new ground, and it hasn’t even opened its physical doors.”
“Bhuri Bai seems to regularly stage a resistance to the epistemic violence historically inflicted by the literate upon the illiterate.”
“An ongoing online exhibition by The Museum of Art and Photography presents an insight into her journey. It is unique in being led by Bhuri Bai’s voice rather than that of the curators.”
“While it was a matter of pride and satisfaction to be lending significant works from India, Poddar felt the need of museums within the country. And this planted the seed for establishing MAP.”
“It didn’t take Punjabi long to establish himself as the chronicler of that Great Indian Dream, although his role was acknowledged, and is being celebrated, only in the last decade or so.”
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