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City as a Museum Festival

Name: City as a Museum Festival
Start: 2026-09-12
End: 2026-09-25
Location: Delhi

The City as a Museum Festival is an art and culture event organized by DAG in Delhi, India, from September 12-25, 2026. It aims to explore the capital city's layered histories and its role in knowledge production through a diverse program of exhibitions, talks, walks, and performances across various historic sites and neighborhoods.

Date: Sep 12-25, 2026
Location: Delhi
Status: Recently ended

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Focal exhibition of 18th-century aquatint prints at Bikaner House
Exploration of Delhi's layered histories and knowledge-making through art and culture
Diverse programming including exhibitions, talks, walks, and performances across historic sites

Organized by DAG, the City as a Museum Festival invites Delhi residents to rediscover the city's history through art and culture. The festival, which runs from September 12-25, 2026, views the city as a landscape of learning and knowledge-production that shapes communities, identities, and public cultures.

The programming includes a wide array of activities such as exhibitions, talks, walks, performances, site visits, conversations, and workshops. A focal point is the art exhibition 'Vision and Landscape: Aquatints of India by Thomas Daniell and William Daniell', presented at Bikaner House. This exhibition showcases a rare, complete set of 144 aquatint prints, collectively known as Oriental Scenery, depicting Indian architecture and landscape from the 18th century. The festival also utilizes other significant locations, including the 14th-century Hauz Khas madrasa, historic art schools, academies, museums, libraries, and various community spaces across the city, including sites like Jantar Mantar and the College of Art, to offer meaningful engagement.

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