Museum of Goa
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| Private | |
| Industry | Contemporary art gallery |
| Founded | November 2015 |
| Founder | Subodh Kerkar[1] |
| Headquarters | Pilerne Industrial Estate, near Calangute, Goa, India |
| Website |
museumofgoa |
The Museum of Goa (MOG), is a privately owned contemporary art gallery in Pilerne Industrial Estate, near Calangute, Goa, India. It has no permanent collection.[1] At 1500 square feet (140 m2)[1][2] or 1500 m2, it is India's largest private art space.[3] It was founded by Subodh Kerkar, a Goan artist.[1]
The gallery is not wholly conventional in nature, and encourages experimental ideas.[4]
History
The three-storey gallery building was designed by Dean D'Cruz, and was completed in 2015 on the site of Kerkar's former studio.[1][2] A garden at the site is devoted to sculptures.[4] Mog, the acronym for the museum, and a Konkani word, translates to "love".[5]
The gallery opened on 6 November 2015 with an exhibition entitled 'Gopalapatanam', of work by 20 Indian artists – including Kerkar – on the topic of Goan history.[2] Invitations to visit MOG were mailed to schools and colleges in the city.[4]
Dutch artist Karin van der Molen's work "Mind Bubbles" was shown at MOG.[6][7]
Notes
References
- Das, Arti (26 November 2015). "Valued the world over forgotten at home Goa's most prized bardezkars". the Hindu.
- Goa streets (6 November 2015). "Largest private art space in India opens in Goa". Goa streets. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- Mukherji, Ashanti (2015). "Museum of Goa a maverick in the making". India Contemporary Art Journal (kalavidhkar) 15: 31–33.
- Pundir, Pallavi (30 September 2015). "Waves of Art". The Indian Express. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- The Times of India. "Museum of Goa: Celebration of Love". The Times of India. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
- Ray, Kunal (October 15, 2015). "Artist Subodh Kerkar 's Museum of Goa aims to provide a cultural experience for the Goans". The Hindu. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- The Navhind Times (January 20, 2016). "A mélange of art and nature". The Navhind Times. Retrieved January 25, 2016.