The space in question is the Old Art Studio inside the 116-year-old decommissioned Alipore Central Jail, created in the 1950s ...

From special functions to celebrate the occasion of International Museum Day to new exhibit openings, museums in Kolkata mark the day by events, celebrations and even free entry. All My Kolkata file ...

Kolkata's historic Currency Building and Metcalfe Hall, once neglected colonial structures, have been revitalized by the ASI into vibrant cultural hubs. These architectural gems now host art ...

The world's ninth oldest museum, Indian Museum Kolkata holds important lessons in how to reduce the effects of outside temperature inside a contemporary building and using sustainable materials with ...

Kolkata: Following chief minister Mamata Banerjee's announcement at the recently concluded 49th International Kolkata Book ...

Every time I walk along the Chowringhee, northward from Park Street, past the metro, the air begins to swell with the chants of wild hawkers, flute sellers, palmist thugs and beggars. And then ...

‘Mappa Theke Manchitra’ explored P. M. Bagchi’s rich repository of the city’s documentation through the 18th and 19th century Led by (L-R) Epsita Halder and Sarbajit Mitra, Kolkatans discovered the ...

Aradhana Seth exhibition at the Alipore Central Jail, now a museum theme, Sadak: Jaile Baire ( The jail and the world) ...

Kolkata: India will soon have a Madame Tussauds-like (London) museum in Kolkata. Laying the foundation stone for the museum, chief minister Mamata Banerjee told Gulf News, “This will be a landmark in ...

A blame-game has erupted at the Indian Museum in Kolkata, India after construction workers performing “routine maintenance” badly damaged a priceless artifact, the Times of India reports. On Monday, ...

Kolkata: A bomb threat triggered panic at the Indian Museum here on Tuesday, prompting security personnel to launch a search operation, officials said. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), ...