Journeying into the mind’s creativity

Online , India

Journeying into the mind's creativity A Think Museum Exhibition Twenty children of grade VII from Vissanji Academy created individual 'mini exhibitions' of ideas that matter most to them. To illustrate their ideas, children used museum objects and some new media from the present day. These were put together as one virtual exhibition as stages of [...]

Savouring Connection: How Food Brings People Together

Karl and Meherbai Khandalavala Gallery, First Floor, Extension Wing, CSMVS , India

Today food has become a common factor, an extension of age-old history, personal identity, and a common connection to each and every one. 'Savouring Connections: How Food Brings People Together'; is an exhibition that showcases the ability of food to connect people and bring them together in different ways. This exhibition has been curated by the students [...]

Masters: A Glimpse of European Arts Collection

Special Exhibitions Gallery, First floor, Extension Wing, CSMVS , India

The collection of European Paintings at the CSMVS is one of the largest and most important in India. Masterpieces from the Renaissance and Baroque eras, along with some Victorian examples are part of this collection. Genres such as people and portraits, historical paintings, religious and mythological stories, scenes from daily life, and landscapes are depicted [...]

Points of View

CSMVS Children's Museum , India

An exhibition of museum objects curated by children. Curators in museums tend to present academic interpretation in their exhibitions but objects can have many unique and interesting stories to tell. In the summer of 2023, the CSMVS Children’s Museum announced an internship for children in the ages of 13 to 17 years focusing on object [...]

Revisiting Martand Sun Temple of Kashmir

Premchand Roychand Gallery, First Floor, Extension Wing, CSMVS Mumbai, India

6th Dr Devangana Desai Endowment Lecture Revisiting Martand Sun Temple of Kashmir By Prof. Ratan Parimoo The Sun Temple at Martand in Kashmir stands today as a sombre reflection of monumental decay. These expansive and enigmatic ruins came to light during the first half of the 19th century, subsequently captured in photographs and publications. This [...]