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Museums, galleries and a night at the theatre

A modern-art gallery in a restored mansion, a five-floor museum of art and photography, a hands-on science museum, and a theatre with a play almost every day.

The patterned facade of the Museum of Art & Photography building on Kasturba Road
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    Museum of Art & Photography (MAP)

    Central Bengaluru · From ₹150 per exhibition (adult, excl. GST); free on Tuesdays; Infosys Foundation Gallery always free (official site)

    Five-floor, ~44,000 sq ft private museum opened February 2023, with 20,000+ artworks across six departments, a sculpture courtyard, a research library and tactile and audio-guided access.

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    National Gallery of Modern Art, Bengaluru

    Central Bengaluru · ₹20 Indian visitors; ₹500 foreign nationals; free for students/children up to Class XII with school ID (official site)

    Ministry of Culture modern art gallery in the restored Manikyavelu Mansion, a former merchant's bungalow on a 3.5-acre site, open since February 2009.

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    Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum (VITM)

    Central Bengaluru · ₹100 general entry (revised w.e.f. 1 Apr 2026); 3D show ₹50, Science on a Sphere ₹50, Taramandal ₹20, flyer simulator ₹60 extra; children under 5 free

    Science museum opened by Nehru in 1962 and run by the National Council of Science Museums, with an Engine Hall, a 1:1 Wright Flyer model with simulator, Science on a Sphere and a Taramandal.

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    Ranga Shankara

    JP Nagar

    320-seat theatre run by Sanket Trust, opened in 2004 in memory of Shankar Nag, with a policy of at least one play a day, six days a week, in many languages.

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