The museums programme is a key step towards dag’s vision of democratising access to indian art. In 2023 DAG acquired the heritage home of National Treasure artist Jamini Roy in Kolkata, West Bengal to transform it into a landmark single-artist house museum by undertaking an ambitious restoration and museum development project. In addition, through inclusive education, arts engagement, exhibitions, and institutional collaborations, the Museums Programme critically engages with art in relation to history and society. The programme explores how the process of art making is a powerful tool for shaping and understanding the world around us. The programme is built around a core collection that is freely accessible online, bringing historic artworks from DAG’s vast collection directly to you. |
Events and Programmes
Kolkata Intersections: Music - The Story of the Sitar An intimate baithaki exploring the sitar through a film, conversation and concert with sitarist Subhranil Sarkar, accompanied by Pandit Abhijit Banerjee on the tabla at the historic Ramdulal Nibas. Ramdulal Nibas, Beadon Street, Kolkata July 06, 2024, 5:30 pm—8:30 pm |
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Kolkata Intersections: Music - The Sound of Colour Delving into the Ragamala paintings at the Indian Museum Painting Gallery with art historian Soumik Nandy Majumdar and scholar Maitreyee Mukherjee, exploring the intersections between visual arts and music. Exhibition Gallery, Indian Museum, Kolkata June 29, 2024, 3:00 pm—6:00 pm |
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Kolkata Revisiting printed landscapes representing India by European artists of the 18th and 19th centuries with the Dept. of Graphics-Printmaking, Rabindra Bharati University, where Dr. Paula Sengupta, Professor & Head, will lead a studio walkthrough, followed by a participatory reading session with artist-pedagogue Sujay Mukherjee and student Rohan Poddar. Dept. of Printmaking, Chitra Bhavan, Rabindra Bharati University June 14, 2024, 2:00 pm—4:30 pm |
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Kolkata Viewfinder: Drawing Art History A two-day drawing-based investigation of 'perspective', and its art historical associations as a tool for seeing, interpreting, and image-making. Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, Kolkata May 23, 2024, and 24 May 2024, 4:00 pm—7:00 pm |
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Kolkata Board Game Sunday: Museum as a Space for Play A visit to the Gautam Sen Memorial Board Games Museum, exploring and playing with Souvik Mukherjee’s extensive collection of board games, followed by an adda discussing the museum as a space for play. Gautam Sen Memorial Board Games Museum, Ballygunge May 19, 2024, 4:30 pm—7:30 pm |
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Kolkata Museum as a Classroom: Presented by Indian Museum and DAG A capacity building workshop at the Indian Museum for educators on developing engaging and interactive museum visits for students to explore Indian art and history, for International Museum Day. Indian Museum May 18, 2024, 10:30 am—2:00 pm |
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Kolkata Sculptures through Senses: Museums through movement and sound Explore the museum at the Birla Academy of Art and Culture through a movement-based trail by Vikram Iyengar, a soundscape by Subhagata Singha and a conversation with curator Uma Ray. Birla Academy of Art and Culture May 17, 2024, 6:00 pm—7:30 pm |
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Kolkata Gab-Sur-Kinaar: Of Making and Playing the Tabla An exploration of the instrument by tabla artists, Asif Khan and Rohen Bose, which is followed by a concert where they will be joined by Alla Rakha Kalawant on the sarangi at the Jorasanko Thakur Dalan. Jorasanko Thakurbari November 26, 2023, 6.00pm—8.00pm |
Kolkata Tracing the evolution of set design in Bengal through the theatre archive at Natyashodh Sansthan with scholar Trina Nileena Banerjee, with an introductory remark by Director Madhuchchanda Chatterjee. Natyashodh Sansthan, Saltlake November 24, 2023, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm |
Kolkata Museum as a Classroom: Jorasanko Thakurbari A capacity building workshop for teachers on crafting museum-learning experiences for students at the Rabindra Bharati University Campus with a visit to the historic house museum of the Tagore family. The workshop will focus on tools that can help make school visits to heritage sites more interactive and engaging. Rabindra Bharati University, Jorasanko Campus November 21, 2023, 10:30am-1:00pm |
Collection Online
Explore the best of Indian art online through artwork closeups, stories, videos, and more from our museum collection, and delve into our archives.
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Explore the best of Indian art online through artwork closeups, stories, videos, and more from our museum collection, and delve into our archives.
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Institutional Collaborations March to Freedom: Reflections on India's Independence Indian Museum Kolkata 23 July - 18 September 2022 Learn More |
Institutional Collaborations Birds of India: Company Paintings, c. 1800 to 1835 Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum Mumbai, India 27 November 2021 – 8 March 2022 Learn More |
Institutional Collaborations Drishyakala Red Fort Barrack No. 4 in collaboration with the Archaeological Survey of India New Delhi, India 1 February 2019 – 12 April 2022 Learn More |
Institutional Collaborations Ghare Baire: The Home, The World and Beyond Currency Building in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, Archaeological Survey of India and National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi Kolkata, India 12 January 2020 – 28 November 2021 Learn More |