With the opening of the MAP Museum of Art and Photography, located in a cutting-edge building in Bengaluru, on Saturday, February 18, 2023, one of India`s outstanding collections of South Asian art will be made public. MAP is the creation of philanthropist and collector Abhishek Poddar, who also donated the initial collection. It serves as a global beacon for South Asian arts and culture. Kamini Sawhney, the Museum`s director, is in charge.

With a focus on the modern and contemporary, the collection of more than 60,000 works spans a broad range and includes textiles, indigenous art, and memorabilia from India`s renowned Bollywood industry in addition to paintings, sculptures, and graphics. It purposefully straddles the line between what is considered high art and the commonplace ingenuity of the local communities. With an emphasis on the era from the middle of the nineteenth century up until the present, the photography collection is one of the most diverse in India.