Opening of the Museum of Art & Photography’s Digital Museum
Opening Event on the 5 December, 2020
A uniquely crafted sensorial experience that took the audience on a journey of art through time, and time through art.
Brought together art, poetry, dance and music with a never-seen-before virtual exploration of the museum, it featured the voice of a number of well-known cultural figures including lyricist Javed Akhtar, actor Shabana Azmi, film and theatre professional Arundhati Nag, filmmaker Nandita Das, art historian Dr B N Goswamy, visual artist Jitish Kallat and singer Kavita Seth and a performance by classical dancer Malavika Sarukkai.
6-11 December, 2020
In this week long exploration, the audience explored the museum’s collections looking at how art serves to connect us to our past, our present and each other.
Each day focused on one department of the MAP Collection, with experts, performers and other museum partners, showcasing how art plays witness to both the historically momentous and the everyday.