How Bengaluru’s Museum of Art and Photography is making its space inclusive for people with disabilites

How Bengaluru’s Museum of Art and Photography is making its space inclusive for people with disabilites

Students of Sheila Kothavala Institute for the Deaf at Museum of Art and Photography | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sneha, a student in the eighth grade at the Sheila Kothavala Institute for the Deaf, experiences challenges in accessing most public spaces in Bengaluru. She needs the help of a sign language interpreter to gather and […]

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India Tecton showcases India’s diverse history and architecture

India Tecton showcases India’s diverse history and architecture

A photograph from India Tecton | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement When Nicolaus Schmidt first travelled to India in 2011, as part of another project, he found himself stopping over at the Karla Caves near Lonavala, Maharashtra. “It was really magic,” says the Berlin-based photographer, recalling the grandeur of these ancient rock-cut caves he photographed that […]

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Bengaluru | The Museum of Art and Photography is breaking the white cube

Bengaluru | The Museum of Art and Photography is breaking the white cube

The Museum of Art and Photography (MAP) is a curious case study of India’s changing relationship with art. Industrialist Abhishek Poddar’s philanthropic initiative to make his formidable collection of art, photography and textiles available to the public took off as a digital platform in 2016. Since then, the museum has launched a series of educational […]

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Bengaluru’s MAP, Microsoft launch AI-powered platform for textile history

Bengaluru’s MAP, Microsoft launch AI-powered platform for textile history

Bengaluru-based Museum of Art & Photography collaborates with Microsoft to launch an AI-powered, interactive digital platform that guides the viewer through textile history across regions and eras Bengaluru-based Museum of Art & Photography collaborates with Microsoft to launch an AI-powered, interactive digital platform that guides the viewer through textile history across regions and eras A […]

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