India’s Timeless Heritage: Most Precious and Oldest Museums
A guide to nine of India’s oldest and most important museums, from the Indian Museum in Kolkata (1814) to the Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad.
Art is a medium of expression and usually takes the form of painting in visual art. In performing art it takes the shape of music and dance.

A guide to nine of India’s oldest and most important museums, from the Indian Museum in Kolkata (1814) to the Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad.

Is art a good investment? Learn the benefits, risks and practical steps for starting an art collection as a long-term asset.

Krishna’s 16 kalas and 13 famous artworks of Krishna, from Laddu Gopal bronzes to Nathdwara paintings and Kalamkari textiles.

How rakhi designs have evolved from simple threads to designer, eco-friendly and digital versions, and the legends behind Raksha Bandhan.

A guide to nine lesser-known Indian folk and tribal art forms: Mandala, Warli, Pithora, Saura, Gond, Phad, Madhubani, Pattachitra and Kalighat.

A guide to bone carving in India: its history, materials, techniques, regional centres such as Sambhal, Jaipur and Murshidabad, and how artisans are adapting.

Why abstract art appeals to so many people: how shapes, colours and forms express emotion, mystery and thought.

How artificial intelligence is changing art: new tools like GANs, wider access to creativity, help with preserving artworks and new kinds of collaboration.

Gudi Padwa is the Marathi New Year, marked with a decorated gudi flag, house cleaning, new clothes, special food and prayers for a good harvest.

Pichwai paintings from Nathdwara are detailed devotional cloth artworks centred on Shrinathji, with gold, natural colours and Krishna’s stories.