Art exhibitions in Mumbai (in 2025) are redefining the city’s cultural landscape, showcasing everything from contemporary installations to traditional artworks by India’s leading artists. Whether you’re an art lover, collector, or first-time visitor, Mumbai’s art galleries & expo centers are hosting an incredible lineup of shows this year. From Fort to Colaba to Worli, this guide highlights the top exhibitions, venues, and creative showcases you shouldn’t miss.
Top Art Exhibitions in Mumbai 2026
Bombay Framed
Event Date
22nd February – 11th April 2026
Event Venue
DAG, The Taj Mahal Palace
Event Organizer
DAG
Located inside the iconic The Taj Mahal Palace, DAG presents Bombay Framed, a compelling group exhibition that explores the evolving identity of Mumbai through art and history.
Through rare archival material, historic photography, and contemporary artworks, the exhibition traces the city’s architectural transformations, cultural shifts, and layered narratives. From glimpses of a quieter, colonial-era Bombay to dynamic interpretations of today’s fast moving metropolis, the show captures the contrasts that define the city. By bringing together artists across generations, it creates a powerful dialogue between past and present, memory and movement.
Located just steps away from the Gateway of India, this exhibition offers more than a gallery visit. It is an immersive cultural experience that allows visitors to understand Mumbai not just as a place, but as a living, evolving story told through art.
Why You Should Visit
If you want to understand Mumbai beyond its skyline, Bombay Framed is where that journey begins.
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Last run
Event Date
7th March – 25th April 2026
Event Venue
Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai
Event Organizer
Chemould Prescott Road
Last Rust explores themes of memory, material decay and the passage of time through a layered visual narrative. The exhibition reflects on industrial remnants and the emotional histories embedded within objects that weather and transform. Through a careful interplay of texture and space, it invites viewers to consider how erosion can also hold traces of resilience and endurance.
The exhibition features works by Archana Hande, whose practice engages with social histories, labour and the politics of material culture. Known for her research driven approach, Hande uses installation, sculpture and mixed media to examine how environments shape collective memory.
Blending research, material exploration and critical reflection, the exhibition creates a contemplative space that connects personal memory with larger socio political histories.
Why You Should Visit
A thoughtful and visually compelling exhibition that reflects on memory, material and the quiet power of transformation.
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Of Fire-harpoons
Event Date
12th March – 18th April 2026
Event Venue
Experimenter, Colaba, Mumbai
Event Organizer
Experimenter
Of Fire-harpoons unfolds as a layered exploration of mythology, memory and embodied experience. The exhibition draws on poetic imagery and symbolic forms to examine themes of transformation, desire and vulnerability. Through carefully constructed visual language, it invites viewers into a space where narrative and material presence intersect.
The exhibition features works by Kaveri Raina, whose practice moves between painting, drawing and installation. Her work often engages with myth, folklore and personal memory, creating intimate yet expansive visual worlds.
Blending narrative depth with refined material sensitivity, the exhibition offers a contemplative encounter that lingers beyond the gallery space.
Why You Should Visit
A poetic and visually immersive exhibition that brings myth and memory into powerful contemporary dialogue.
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THE QUIET NEVER LIES EMPTY
Event Date
13th March – 18th April 2026
Event Venue
Akara Contemporary, Colaba, Mumbai
Event Organizer
Akara Contemporary
In The Quiet Never Lies Empty, Saanthia Bulchandani explores silence as an active presence within everyday life. Through monochrome ink drawings, the exhibition presents intimate domestic scenes where figures exist in moments of stillness and quiet introspection, while layered patterns transform familiar interiors into emotionally charged environments.
Developed during her time at Camberwell College of Arts, Bulchandani’s practice focuses on the relationship between individuals and their surroundings. Her works elevate domestic spaces into psychological landscapes shaped by memory, solitude and subtle tension.
This exhibition invites reflection on how silence, space and time intersect, positioning the home as both a site of refuge and quiet complexity.
Why You Should Visit
A rare centenary showcase honoring a master of Indian modern art and his enduring artistic legacy.
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Almost Known
Event Date
12th March – 18th April 2026
Event Venue
Chemould CoLab, Fort, Mumbai
Event Organizer
Chemould CoLab
Almost Known unfolds as an intimate exploration of memory, identity and lived experience. The exhibition navigates the subtle spaces between visibility and invisibility, bringing forward narratives that are often overlooked yet deeply personal.
Featuring works by Pushpa Kumari, the show reflects her nuanced engagement with gender, rural life and social structures. Through a distinctive visual language, she constructs layered scenes that reveal the quiet strength and complexity of everyday existence.
Blending personal history with broader cultural commentary, the exhibition offers a reflective and emotionally resonant viewing experience.
Why You Should Visit
A powerful and introspective exhibition that sheds light on stories that exist just beneath the surface of the familiar.
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Inner Sanctums
Event Date
10th March – 25th April, 2026
Event Venue
Art Musings, Mumbai
Event Organizer
Art Musings
Inner Sanctums, at Art Musings, brings together works by Jayasri Burman, Smriti Dixit, Shilo Shiv Suleman and Rakhee Shenoy, exploring inward emotional landscapes where memory and imagination converge. Textile emerges as a unifying thread across mediums.
Each artist approaches this space differently, from myth inspired compositions to quiet observations of nature, layered symbolism and memory driven imagery.
Together, the exhibition unfolds as a reflective journey, inviting viewers into moments of stillness, recognition and introspection.
Why You Should Visit
A contemplative exhibition that invites you to explore inner worlds through material, memory and layered artistic expression.
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Raghubir Singh: Bombay
Event Date
12th March – 25th April 2026
Event Venue
Jhaveri Contemporary, Mumbai
Event Organizer
Jhaveri Contemporary
Raghubir Singh: Bombay, at Jhaveri Contemporary, presents a striking photographic journey through the city from the late 1970s to mid 1990s. Raghubir Singh captures Bombay’s vivid contrasts, from bustling markets to towering skylines and Dharavi’s dense fabric, revealing the many forces shaping its identity.
Shot during a time of rapid economic and social change, the works reflect shifting urban realities with immediacy and tension. Singh’s masterful use of colour, reflection and composition creates layered visual narratives that are both documentary and deeply expressive.
Together, the exhibition offers a powerful visual archive of a city in transition, capturing its energy, complexity and enduring spirit.
Why You Should Visit
A visually rich and historically significant exhibition capturing Mumbai’s transformation through a master of colour photography.
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Bite the Bullet
Event Date
12th March – 2nd May 2026
Event Venue
Project 88, Mumbai
Event Organizer
Project 88
Bite the Bullet, at Project 88, presents a layered and immersive exhibition by Goutam Ghosh that unfolds like an archaeological site suspended in time. Sculptural forms, painted surfaces and spatial installations create an atmosphere of unease, where objects appear unearthed yet unsettled, evoking histories that feel both distant and immediate.
Drawing from intersections of geology, memory and material exploration, Ghosh’s practice reimagines the relationship between the human and non human. Using clay sourced from varied landscapes, his works embody traces of time, erosion and transformation, while resisting fixed narratives and linear temporality.
Together, the exhibition creates a contemplative yet tense environment, inviting viewers to question perception, history and the unseen forces shaping our understanding of the present.
Why You Should Visit
A thought provoking exhibition that blends material, memory and spatial tension into a powerful contemporary experience.
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Art Mumbai 2026
Event Date
12 November – 15 November 2026
Event Venue
Mahalaxmi Racecourse, Mumbai
Event Organizer
Art Mumbai
Art Mumbai returns as a premier international art fair set against the iconic backdrop of the Mahalaxmi Racecourse. The fair brings together leading Indian and global galleries, presenting modern and contemporary art across diverse mediums including painting, sculpture, photography and installation.
With curated sections, large scale presentations and engaging public programs, the fair creates meaningful dialogue between artists, collectors, institutions and audiences. It positions Mumbai as an important cultural hub within the global art calendar.
Why You Should Visit
A world class art fair experience that connects Mumbai’s vibrant art scene with leading international galleries and collectors.
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To continue exploring Mumbai’s vibrant art scene beyond these exhibitions, we invite you to visit our curated guide to Art galleries in Mumbai, This blog highlights key galleries across the city and helps you stay updated on more current and upcoming exhibitions, events, and creative spaces worth discovering.
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