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The 'no cap' guide to Art History: Can Gen Z slang save the fading culture of museums?

March 11, 2026 12:28 pm

Whether it’s an Italian urn or an Akbarnama miniature, separating art from history leaves us with half-learned lessons. Is the secret to engagement hidden in 15-second reel?

Art institutions across many Gulf States shut amid missile strikes

March 03, 2026 3:23 pm

Several galleries and museums are monitoring the West Asia crisis.

On display at V&A museum: Apple iPhone to Labubu

February 16, 2026 4:55 pm

The exhibits are part of V&A’s Design 1990-Now galleries, which reopened earlier this month

Is global citizenship a modern concept? A new gallery at CSMVS shows how India went global 5,000 years ago

December 12, 2025 7:33 pm

Three hundred archaeological objects from 15 institutions trace long-distance trade, shared beliefs and cultural exchange across the world.

Delay in tribal museums, land availability for tribal residential schools: House panel flags issues

December 10, 2025 10:59 am

The Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment, chaired by BJP MP PC Mohan, originally made recommendations on demand for grants in a report tabled in March.

Inside the new MF Husain Museum in Qatar: How a 2008 sketch shaped its modern design

November 29, 2025 4:21 pm

Delhi-based architect Martand Khosla on how an MF Husain sketch forms the architectural core of the artist's museum in Doha and his association with Husain

California museum's collection looted: Over 1,000 items stolen in early morning heist

October 31, 2025 5:38 am

Among the stolen artefacts are neckpieces by the late artist and metalsmith Florence Resnikoff, scrimshaw walrus tusks, and Native American baskets.

Love watches and history? Check out these 5 luxury watch museums spread all over the world

October 26, 2025 2:30 pm

A comprehensive list of 5 must visit watch museums spread all across the world.

Museum dedicated to MF Husain to open in Qatar

October 02, 2025 3:05 am

The 3,000-square-metre institution by Qatar Foundation will trace his artistic journey from the 1950s until his death in 2011

The Victoria and Albert Museum will extend its cooperation as a consulting expert for the state museum that the Maharashtra government is setting up at BKC in Mumbai.

London’s Victoria and Albert Museum to soon display Maharashtra’s iconic Paithani saris

August 12, 2025 9:33 pm

Maharashtra will get back the sword of Raghuji Bhosale I, the general who expanded the Maratha empire in the 18th century, on August 18.

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Exploring India’s transport history: A visual tour of the Heritage Transport Museum, Gurgaon

April 13, 2025 2:00 pm

From carriages and palkis to automobiles, every collection at Heritage Transport Museum in Taoru-Gurgaon takes you to a bygone era.

Neha Sharma spends an afternoon brushing up on history at Frankfurt's Goethe-Haus museum

February 12, 2025 12:11 pm

"Standing where history whispers… #goethehouse," the Bad newz actor captioned her Instagram post.

Museum of the Future opens in Dubai

February 25, 2022 6:34 pm

The Museum of the Future finally opened in Dubai on a palindrome date, February 22, 2022 and became the latest addition to Dubai’s bold architectural endeavours with futuristic designs.

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The house in Kolkata that hosted Gandhi is now a museum; see pics

October 03, 2019 7:11 am

In 1947, just as India was becoming independent, Mahatma Gandhi was quietly protesting the sectarian violence that had engulfed the nation. He had moved to Kolkata's Hyderi Manzil along with some of his followers. On his 150th birthday, the house has become a full-fledged museum.

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Police Commemoration Day: PM Modi inaugurates a museum, a sculpture and a wall of valour

June 22, 2020 6:13 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated and dedicated to the nation a refurbished national police memorial in New Delhi and a newly-built museum for the khaki-donning forces.