Archive · 25 Nov 2025
Kochi-Muziris Biennale Opens with Expanded Venues
The Kochi-Muziris Biennale is a big art show that starts on December 12, 2023.
It will be held in many different places in Kochi, including old warehouses and historic buildings.
More than 60 artists from India and other countries will show their work.
The event will last for almost four months, until March 31, 2024.
Some of the places where the art will be shown include Aspinwall House, Pepper House, and even a old jail.
There will also be special shows for students and children.
A new Water Metro will help people move between the different places where the art is being shown.
The Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) will open on December 12, 2023, and run until March 31, 2024.
The biennale will feature 66 artists/collectives and be spread across 12 new venues, 9 existing venues, and 7 collateral venues.
Venues include historic structures like Durbar Hall, Aspinwall House, and Pepper House, as well as repurposed warehouses and other modern spaces.
Parallel programs include the 'Invitation' programme, 'Edam', 'Students Biennale', 'Art By Children', and 'the Residency'.
The Water Metro will connect various venues, including those on Willingdon Island and in Ernakulam.
- Who
- Kochi Biennale Foundation (KBF) and contemporary artists from India and abroad
- What
- Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) art exhibition
- When
- December 12, 2023 to March 31, 2024
- Where
- Kochi, including West Kochi, Willingdon Island, and Ernakulam
- Why
- To showcase contemporary art and cultural heritage
- Event Name
- Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB)
- Edition
- 6th
- Start Date
- December 12, 2023
- End Date
- March 31, 2024
- Number of Artists
- 66 artists/collectives
- New Venues
- 12
- Existing Venues
- 9
- Collateral Venues
- 7