Bengaluru’s Museum of Art & Photography launches digitally with a virtual festival
4 years, 3 months ago

Bengaluru’s Museum of Art & Photography launches digitally with a virtual festival

The Hindu  

“The pandemic has changed the way we live. People still fear crowded public spaces and it will be a while before we return to life as we knew it,” says Kamini Sawhney, director, Museum of Art & Photography. “Since week one of the nationwide lockdown, we have been experimenting with different things in a bid to understand our audiences better: from interactive digital engagement pieces to taking our ‘Art & Culture’ lecture series online and enhancing our website to feature more content,” says Kamini. “The Art Life festival announcing our digital museum is an attempt to take art back into the heart of the community and remind people that art has always been a part of our lives,” says Kamini. The opening night, an virtual amalgamation of art, poetry and dance, features known cultural figures like Javed Akhtar, actor Shabana Azmi, classical dancer Malavika Sarukkai, film and theatre professional Arundhati Nag, art historian B N Goswamy, filmmaker Nandita Das, visual artist Jitish Kallat and singer Kavita Seth.

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