Fire crews stopped the progress of a new, 40-acre brush fire that was burning in Los Angeles near Interstate 405, the Getty Museum and Bel-Air early Thursday morning, officials said. The Los Angeles Fire Department had issued an evacuation warning after the blaze, called the Sepulveda fire, broke out late Wednesday in the Sepulveda Pass. … Read more
Vadnagar, the birthplace of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is set to receive a new cultural attraction in the form of the Archaeological Experience Museum. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to inaugurate the museum on Thursday, which is designed to offer a comprehensive look at the city’s 2,500-year-old history through an immersive and interactive … Read more
The first crash happened in October during the Durga Puja holidays when the place was shut and it was a miraculous escape for the artefacts. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The famous French museum in Chandannagar, located in what’s popularly known as Dupleix Palace, appears to have become a victim of neglect with the false … Read more
The old finial of the 16th century Humayun’s Tomb which was knocked off in a 2014 storm on display at the country’s first sunken museum in south Delhi’s Humayun’s Tomb complex, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. The first-of-its-kind museum is slated to be inaugurated on July 29. | Photo Credit: PTI The country’s first sunken museum … Read more
The International Cooperative Museum building that is nearing completion, in Kozhikode, Kerala. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh Amul, Indian Coffee House, Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO), Kerala Dinesh Beedi: these are brands from diverse sectors with one uniting factor — they are all cooperatives. These and many others will be showcased at the almost-ready 14-storey … Read more
Tourists can explore Mysuru on a sarot, a horse-drawn carriage with four wheels. | Photo Credit: SRIRAM MA The Eco Experience Zone, launched under Swadesh Darshan, envisages transformation of the ecological landscape around Mysuru zoo and Karanji lake, and linking the two with the Regional Museum of Natural History. Attractions will include a treetop canopy … Read more
At Aksh weaves and crafts’ small studio in Adyar, there is pin-drop silence except for the faint whirring of a fan. On a table in the centre of the room, an artist is bent over a piece of cloth, drawing with full concentration. When I move closer for a better view, I see a panel … Read more
A view of Government Museum in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: BHAGYA PRAKASH K. The Government Museum, situated in the heart of Bengaluru on Kasturba Road, is being restored and curated after close to 150 years. To facilitate this process, the the museum along with its neighbouring Venkatappa Art Gallery will be shut for a year … Read more
Mumbai-based architect and designer Rooshad Shroff, who was the associate designer of India in Fashion discusses lighting challenges, documentation and exhibition design. Edited excerpts: Rooshad Shroff The exhibition has been imagined as curatorial chapters. Was there any segment that was difficult to execute technically, given the interplay of spaces versus curatorial? Actually, it being set … Read more
Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi. File | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a three-day international tourism exposition in Delhi on May 18 during which a host of cultural activities will be organised, Union Culture Minister G. Kishan Reddy said on May 10. The event will be held from … Read more