Explore the Museum with the
curatorial team every weekend.
Time: Saturday and Sunday
11:30 am English Tour
12:30 pm Hindi/Marathi Tour
Open to all.
Museum ticket applicable.
Closed on Wednesdays.
Join us for a Festive Fun session this Makar Sankranti and craft your own kites! Open to all age groups and family groups.
Other Worlds Are Possible: re-imagining through "cultural acupuncture”
With Parmesh Shahani
We are delighted to invite Parmesh Shahani - queer author, culture curator, fashion diva - to Mumbai Local, to connect the dots between his two very public experiments: the Godrej India Culture Lab and his LGBTQ activism. He will talk about what it means to be working from within a corporate space, how jugaad – extreme resourcefulness – is key to reframing paradigms and empowering new ways of seeing and being, and why he believes in having a ton of fun while doing all this.
with the Natural Streets for the Performing Arts (NSPA)
Listen to Covers of International Music, Percussion Music, Instrumental Violin and Indie Music at the Museum Plaza!
We are delighted to invite Parmesh Shahani - queer author, culture curator, fashion diva - to Mumbai Local, to connect the dots between his two very public experiments: the Godrej India Culture Lab and his LGBTQ activism. He will talk about what it means to be working from within a corporate space, how jugaad – extreme resourcefulness – is key to reframing paradigms and empowering new ways of seeing and being, and why he believes in having a ton of fun while doing all this.
Curated by Avijit Mukul Kishore and Rohan Shivkumar
The General by Buster Keaton
Silent film, 75 min, B/W, 1926
One of the most revered comedies of the silent era, ‘The General’ finds Southern railroad engineer Johnny Gray (Buster Keaton) facing off against Union soldiers during the American Civil War. When Johnny's fiancée, Annabelle Lee (Marion Mack), is accidentally taken away while on a train stolen by Northern forces, Gray pursues the soldiers, using various modes of transportation in comic action scenes that highlight Keaton's boundless wit and dexterity. This film is an inimitable action comedy directed and performed by Buster Keaton who performs hilarious stunts while holding his classic deadpan expression.
The curators of the programmes will be present to introduce and discuss the film.
In collaboration with Canada
The Museum is delighted to present 'Children’s Film Festival' featuring exciting Canadian animated stories about children and their freedom, rights and values. Join us for these fun and educational monthly film screenings!
Monday, 20th January 2020
6 pm to 8.15 pm
Film: Koi Sunta Hai (with English subtitles, 97 minutes)
Followed by a discussion with the film director Shabnam Virmani
Interweaving the folk music traditions of Kabir with the life and music of the late classical singer Kumar Gandharva, the film journeys between folk and classical, oral and written, rural and urban expressions of Kabir, the film finds moments of both continuity and rupture between these disparate worlds.
Tuesday, 21st January 2020
6 pm to 7.45 pm
Film: So Heddan So Hoddan (with English subtitles, 56 minutes)
Followed by a discussion with the director-duo Anjali Monteiro and K P Jayasankar
The Film is a journey into the music and everyday life of pastoral communities of the Great Rann of Kutch, set against the backdrop of the Banni Grasslands.
Thursday, 23rd January 2020
6 pm to 7.45 pm
Film: Achin Pakhi (with English Subtitles, 67 minutes)
The film screening will be followed by an hour-long performance by Lakhon Da, a Baul singer from Birbhum, West Bengal.
Lalon Fakir (? - 1850) was a unique figure among the Bauls (mystic folks singers) of Bengal. Lalon still has immense popularity on both sides of Bengal, even more than a century after his death. But surprisingly, very little is actually known about Lalon’s life and much of it is shrouded in mystery. The film aims to find Lalon’s persona, his philosophy and tries to explore the lyrical beauty of Lalon’s songs.
Venue: Education Centre, Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
Free and open to all
For enquires: kabirfestivalmumbai@gmail.com
No prior registration necessary.
Limited seating on a first come, first serve basis.
In collaboration with Alliance Française de Bombay
The Palettes series of documentaries explores great paintings throughout the history of art. From the canvas to the type of brush used by the artist, from the historical or individual context of the painting to the characters displayed in its features, each episode uses the finest technology to uncover the endless secrets a work can hide.
The Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Mumbai
City Museum seeks to serve the community as an Institution dedicated to excellence in cultural education through exhibitions and unique visual and intellectual media.
An Institution of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai.
Supported by the Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation.
Restored by INTACH, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage
ADDRESS
Veer Mata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan (Rani Baug),
91/A, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Road,
Byculla East Mumbai 400027 India
TIMINGS
10:00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Closed Wednesday.
T: +91 22 23731234
