Best Large Art Galleries In Mumbai Near Me

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Was conceived in 1972, not as a mute memorial, but as living testament and monument of faith in Jawaharlal Nehru’s vision of man, his compassion for humanity, his concern for human beings and his undying passion to lift them to the greatest and highest purpose.The planetarium was only the first phase of an ambitious memorial that truly reflects the awe-inspiring spirit of a man who meant so much to three generations of Indians and which continues to inspire the present generation.


Nehru Planetarium: A centre for scientific study of astronomy and for a meeting of scientists and scholars for discussions and lectures.

Discovery of India: Discovery of India Exposition, a permanent unique exposition, covering every aspect of artistic, intellectual and philosophical attainment of India through ages, is depicted in 14 galleries which seek to determine, the true identity of the country.

Culture Wing: With a view to encouraging young performing artists, the Culture Wing organizes regular cultural programmes in all branches of performing arts, like dance, drama, music, etc.

Art Gallery: The Nehru Centre Art Gallery is dedicated to the promotion of young talent and provides a platform for them to exhibit their work along with that of eminent artists.

Nehru Centre science laboratory situated in the basement of the planetarium is equipped to conduct science experiments prescribed for the students of standard VIII, IX, and X in their textbooks. To that extent, this laboratory supplements their academic studies.

Topics like Electricity and Magnetism, Optics, Sound, Astronomy are presently covered. Other topics like Mechanics, Mathematics Live science (Biology and Botany) and Chemistry would also be added. .

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We are delighted to announce the Character Art Workshop, a drawing workshop by Buddhadev Mukherjee at Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke on Saturday, July 22nd, 2023 from 11am to 3:30 pm. It is inclusive of all materials for the workshop and a light lunch at the gallery.

A conversation between Grant Watson, Anita Dube and Nicola Durvasula at Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke


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This spotlight on Sosa Joseph is the third in a series of four spotlights on Painters in the gallery's program, by London-based curator and writer Grant Watson.


Coaxed out of a haze of red chalk, the 12 new works on paper for In Touch convey an atmosphere that hovers between tranquillity and disquiet. Whether these landscapes are menacing or enchanted is to a certain extent irrelevant because as the artist explains, his drawings are largely hermetic and concerned principally with a series of formal moves.


Aban Raza, Aji V.N., Atul Dodiya, Benitha Perciyal, Buddhadev Mukherjee, Jitish Kallat, Nilima Sheikh, P.R. Satheesh, Ratheesh T., Sakshi Gupta


A number of the artists participating in the second part of the group exhibition, RED, have chosen to allude to the exhibition’s eponymous colour, rather than invoking it directly. They approach red through its traces and its complementaries, its contraries and its residues.

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The National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai was opened to the public on 23rd December, 1996. It is located in the precincts of the former auditorium the Sir Cowasji Jehangir Public Hall (C. J. P. Hall) and the Institute of Science. It is a subordinate office of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. This architecturally marvellous building was designed and built by the famous British architect George Wittet in 1911.


Only the facade remains of the edifice that was formerly the auditorium known as the Sir Cowasji Jehangir Public Hall. This building has been completely redesigned by the famous architect Romi Khosla giving it a spiral spin. The interior with its elegant horse - shoe shaped balconies now exhibits a different look as the hollow interior exhibits a central stairway with semicircular galleries at different levels. Sir C. J. Hall, as it was popularly known, has been transformed into the National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai.

On opening night, as the cognoscenti gaze at masterpieces of the past half-century at an exhibition on the Progressive Artists' Group, which served as a nucleus for the contemporary art movement in the country. Old timers might recall concerts where coiffeured ladies listened to recitals by Yehudi Menuhin, Paul Robeson, and the Bombay Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mehli Mehta (father of Zubin Mehta); freedom rallies ringing to the voices of Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel, Jawahar Lal Nehru, Mohammed Ali Jinnah; annual exhibitions of the Bombay Art Society or meetings of the Parsi Panchayat, for which a special provision was made by the donor, Sir Cowasji Jehangir. For the next generation, however, the renovated structure represents a stride into contemporary times with glimpses into the best of Indian Art today. C. J. Hall was donated to the city of Mumbai in 1911 by Sir Cowasji Jehangir, whose family has gifted the city, no less than four magnificent public buildings.

The complex of the Cowasji Jehangir Hall and the Institute of Science was built by the British architect Wittet at a cost of 19 lakhs, with the balance of 11 lakhs being contributed by Sir Currimbhoy Ibrahim and Sir Jacob Sassoon. The only other public hall being Town Hall, the new hall filled a vacuum in the cityà cial life. At the inauguration of the complex, Lord Sydenham said: "Bombay is fortunate in the possession of so many good citizens who, recognizing that great wealth carries obligations, have come forward to assist in meeting the various growing needs of the city".

Till the fifties, C. J. Hall was the city’s premier location for concerts, political meetings and art activities but fell into disuse after the construction of Jehangir Art Gallery and air conditioned auditoriums like Tejpal, Birla and Patkar Halls which had better acoustics and lighting. Neglect led to deterioration and in the sixties and seventies it would be hired out for boxing matches, trade union meetings, wedding receptions, and discount sales of leather goods and readymade garments.