DakshinaChitra Museum

DakshinaChitra Museum Dakshinachitra Heritage Museum portrays the living traditions of art, folk performing arts, crafts and architecture with special emphasis to South India.

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Photos from the Walkthrough of our Ambur House Religious Art Gallery on the 30th of May. Vignesh of Sangam Foundation to...
01/06/2026

Photos from the Walkthrough of our Ambur House Religious Art Gallery on the 30th of May. Vignesh of Sangam Foundation took us through the different sections, covering ritual prayer items, the vahanas of different Hindu gods, the depiction of Jesus Christ bearing the cross, and the unique overlaps, such as Gajalakshmi, the goddess of the lamp featuring on the buddhist Stupa at Sanchi. We left with a mix of awe at the stories that have travelled far and wide, and the traditions that were passed down and transformed over time. Thank you all for joining!

World Environment Day is celebrated annually on 5 June and encourages awareness and action for the protection of the env...
22/05/2026

World Environment Day is celebrated annually on 5 June and encourages awareness and action for the protection of the environment. As we witness the indiscriminate exploitation of nature, the relationship between humanity and ecology is increasingly fractured. Environment Action Month is an effort by DakshinaChitra and Aram Thinai to celebrate ecology and its socio-cultural interconnectedness through art, conversations and perspective sharing.

Join us for our inaugural session, as we launch the Localised Climate Resilience Exhibition – “Namma Chennnai: Reimagining our neighbourhoods” by the students of Sunnyside Learning School, “Local Ecologies and Local histories - Adambakkam”, art works by Aram Thinai and “Ecology and Communities” art works curated by Natarajan Gangadharan.

📍 Seminar Hall, DakshinaChitra Museum
🕰️ 3 PM

Get in touch if you’re looking for a serene space to host a morning of wellness and rejuvenation – through exercise, med...
21/05/2026

Get in touch if you’re looking for a serene space to host a morning of wellness and rejuvenation – through exercise, meditation, or anything else. 🧘

Join us for a walkthrough of ‘Other Worlds of Art’, and step into Liliam’s incredible world of stories, legends, and per...
20/05/2026

Join us for a walkthrough of ‘Other Worlds of Art’, and step into Liliam’s incredible world of stories, legends, and personal experiences that frame her rich knowledge of Cuban, Latin American, and African art.

Drawing from her interactions with artists and working with her mother and former curator of the Havana Biennale, Dr.Llilian Llanes – Liliam is a treasure trove of information around the political power of printmaking from the 80s onwards that the exhibition highlights.

Remember the times when as soon as the curd rice touched our plates, our eyes would automatically search for that one sp...
16/05/2026

Remember the times when as soon as the curd rice touched our plates, our eyes would automatically search for that one special jar of pickle kept in the corner of the kitchen?

Long before refrigerators became part of every home, our grandparents trusted the humble Bharani to preserve life’s everyday flavors. Curd, pickles, salt, tamarind, and of course the stories that stayed fresh for generations.

Some vessels are about more than food. Come find Bharanis at DakshinaChitra, where everyday objects tell the stories we hold closest.

Design credits: Meera V Raman and Krishna M J

June is Environment Action Month and we have an exciting lineup of events following themes of Climate Resilience at Daks...
15/05/2026

June is Environment Action Month and we have an exciting lineup of events following themes of Climate Resilience at DakshinaChitra in collaboration with Aram Thinai. Stay tuned for more updates!

What a beautiful start to our exhibition ‘Other Worlds of Art’ – drawing parallels between Indian, Latin America, and No...
14/05/2026

What a beautiful start to our exhibition ‘Other Worlds of Art’ – drawing parallels between Indian, Latin America, and North Africa, hearing about our curator Lliliam talk about the need for art and the benefits of viewing art for kids, families, seniors and beyond.

It was great to get a tour of the exhibit from our curator, hearjng about everyone from Haitian-French painters to freedom fighter artists from Mozambique, covering themes of migration, cities, and more.

Come explore Other Worlds of Art, Open until June 15th 2026.

NOW OPEN! (UPDATED LINK) Applications for our Arts and Museum Management Internship 2026-27 intake. If you’re an arts gr...
13/05/2026

NOW OPEN! (UPDATED LINK) Applications for our Arts and Museum Management Internship 2026-27 intake. If you’re an arts graduate or postgraduate curious about what it actually takes to run a museum — from collections and curation to education and cultural heritage — the DAK-CHOLA Integrated Museum Management internship might be exactly where you need to be. 🎨

Spend a year learning alongside people who care deeply about South India’s living cultural heritage, building skills that are practical, meaningful, and genuinely hard to find anywhere else.

The closing date for applications is 31 May 2026. Find the link to register in our bio. 🌿

Address

East Coast Road, Muttukadu, Chinglepet District – 600 118
Chennai
603112

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 7pm
Sunday 10am - 7pm

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+919841422149

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