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Kipling Bungalow to become Mumbai’s new cultural art hub
The Kipling Bungalow is an old building in Mumbai that is being given a new purpose.
It is part of the Sir J J School of Art, Architecture and Design.
The building is 144 years old and once housed the school’s leaders.
It had become badly damaged and lacked basic facilities.
Now, officials want to turn it into a place for art and cultural events.
The plan includes galleries, an amphitheatre, gardens and performance spaces.
One gallery has already opened in former servants’ quarters.
The project is meant to help students and give Mumbai’s art community a new gathering place.
The 144-year-old Kipling Bungalow at Sir J J School is being redeveloped as a cultural destination.
The plan includes four art galleries, an amphitheatre, landscaped areas and spaces for performances and public events.
The Maharashtra government has provided Rs 10 crore for the project, which covers nearly 1.5 acres.
A first gallery, created from former servants’ quarters, opened in August with the archival exhibition “Swaraj.”
The bungalow’s connection to Rudyard Kipling comes from his birth on the campus in 1865, while the present structure was built in 1882.
- Who
- Sir J J School of Art, Architecture and Design, its vice chancellor Prof. Him Chatterjee and the Maharashtra government are involved.
- What
- The historic Kipling Bungalow and its surroundings are being transformed into an art and cultural centre.
- Where
- Inside the Sir J J School of Art, Architecture and Design campus in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- When
- The present bungalow was built in 1882; conservation began over a decade ago, and the first gallery opened in August.
- Why
- The project aims to create a cultural destination for Mumbai and extend students’ learning beyond the classroom.
Key facts
- Age
- The bungalow is 144 years old.
- Construction
- The present structure was built in 1882.
- Project area
- The planned cultural space covers nearly 1.5 acres.
- Government funding
- The Maharashtra government has provided Rs 10 crore.
- Planned facilities
- Four art galleries, an amphitheatre, landscaped spaces and areas for performances and public events.
- First gallery
- The first gallery opened in August in converted former servants’ quarters.
- Opening exhibition
- The gallery’s first exhibition, “Swaraj,” featured works from the university archive dating from the 1940s to the 1960s.
Quotes
Prof. Him Chatterjee
Vice-chancellor of the Sir J J School of Art, Architecture and Design
“It would be magical when there will be a singing performance happening here on the porch, while an art exhibition is being displayed inside the gallery to be built in the main bungalow structure.”
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“Like me, he too has spent a significant amount of years in Delhi and knows the place of Bikaner House in Delhi’s art and cultural space. And we thought why can’t Mumbai have something similar..”
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