Overview
- Mumbai Gallery Weekend brings simultaneous openings across 31 spaces from Friday to Sunday with free entry, talks, workshops and guided tours in Worli, Fort, Kala Ghoda and Colaba.
- Highlights include Pratap Morey’s Brobdingnag Paradox at Tarq and Maya Burman’s works at Art Musings, alongside Sakshi Gallery’s 40th-year showcase The Fourth Wall featuring early works by noted Indian artists.
- CSMVS in Fort presents a new education gallery spanning 5,000 years with over 300 artefacts from the Indus Valley to Greek, Roman, Mesopotamian and Chinese civilisations; museum entry is ₹200.
- Additional programming during the gallery weekend features artist walkthroughs and conversations, including sessions on January 9 and 10 at spaces such as Strangers House, Anupa Mehta Contemporary and Experimenter Colaba.
- Ticketed options include a Persian calligraphy workshop by Mehmood Ahmed Shaikh on January 11 at Sarmaya Arts Foundation (₹600 onwards, urbanaut.app), Bollywood Antakshari on January 10 at Love & Latte, Versova (₹299 onwards, BookMyShow), and a Bollywood-style Romeo & Juliet musical on January 10–11 at Royal Opera House (₹400 onwards).