ArtsMAP signals a new direction for Indian museums
Groundbreaking Bengaluru institution opens with challenging show
Bengaluru's new Museum of Art & Photography, widely known as MAP, is the first privately funded art institution in south India. (Courtesy of Orange & Teal)
ANITA RAO KASHI, Contributing writer
BENGALURU -- Toward the northern end of Bengaluru's busy Kasturba Road stands an edgy cuboid structure with a striking facade broken only by a massive stained-glass window. Surrounded by staid office complexes and dreary government edifices, it seems to thrum with energy, excitement and expectation.