‘Ghare Baire’, celebrating 200 years of Bengal art, reopens again
The Hindu
The popular museum-exhibition highlights art in Bengal from the 18th to the 20th centuries
A popular museum-exhibition showcasing 200 years of art, housed in a building that is nearly as old and that nearly got demolished, last weekend reopened again to the public, adding to the list of places one can visit in Kolkata following the easing of the COVID-19 pandemic-forced restrictions.
Titled Ghare Baire (after a novel by Rabindranath Tagore, based on which Satyajit Ray later made a movie), it highlights art in Bengal from the 18th to the 20th centuries and is being organised by the Ministry of Culture with the help of DAG Museums, a private entity.
Last Saturday saw the introduction of a host of new features — for children and adults alike — such as a treasure hunt exploring the hidden nooks of the historic building, quiz on art, launch of a set of 15 art activity kits and of an audio guide (in English and Bengali), and a weekend calendar of museum programmes. The reopening also includes five new artworks on display, including paintings by Jamini Roy, Bikash Bhattacharjee, and Nikhil Biswas.
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