The long-awaited MAP Museum of Art and Photography in Bengaluru, India, hopes its 60,000-item collection can help reframe the subcontinent’s art history.

The Museum of Art and Photography (MAP) wasn’t born as a museum – at least, not in the flesh. Conceived by philanthropist and collector Abhishek Poddar in 2020 as India's first online-only art and ...

From prehistoric Bhimbetka cave paintings to works by contemporary art stars like Atul Dodiya and Shilpa Gupta, India has a rich cultural heritage dating back over 10,000 years. So, it came as a ...

India has one of the world's richest art histories, spanning centuries and a mélange of forms, styles and inspirations. But it is also hard to access for anyone without an academic grounding in ...

But MAP isn’t just showcasing art, it’s also an ambitious attempt to take the museum into the digital age. On its opening day, visitors were encouraged to light virtual lamps and take selfies ...

The Museum of Art and Photography (Map) in Bengaluru, south India's first major private art museum, will open to the public in December after a pandemic-induced delay.

The Encyclopedia of Indian Art, arriving online next month, aims to be comprehensive and yet accessible to experts and students of all kinds. By Ginanne Brownell The history of art in India, going ...

India’s richest private museums — Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, MAP Bangalore & others The boom of private museums in the country isn't a new phenomenon By Sanjana Ray ...

Through an open source encyclopedia, the Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) Academy hopes to make India’s 10,000 years of art history engaging for diverse audiences ...

At the press opening for the Metropolitan Museum’s beyond-beautiful “Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India, 200 B.C.E.-400 C.E.,” five red-robed monks chanted Pali blessings, the ...

The long-awaited MAP Museum of Art and Photography in Bengaluru, India, hopes its 60,000-item collection can help reframe the subcontinent’s art history.

From prehistoric Bhimbetka cave paintings to works by contemporary art stars like Atul Dodiya and Shilpa Gupta, India has a rich cultural heritage dating back over 10,000 years. So, it came as a ...