RUNWAY RENAISSANCE

IN most airports, time is something to be endured.

- SRUSHTI KULKARNI

But in Bengaluru, it's being reimagined through art. In a first-of-its-kind initiative in India, the Museum of Art & Photography (MAP), Bengaluru, has partnered with Kempegowda International Airport to transform travel into a cultural experience. Now, as you wait to board a flight, you can engage with art not in hushed whitewalled galleries, but in departure lounges and terminals.

The domestic terminal is where a world of South Asian art and culture reveals itself in unexpected, tech-driven ways.

The Gallery on Demand offers a deeply curated dive into MAP's rich collection. With a swipe or a tap, you're transported into the colourful and complex worlds of artists such as Jamini Roy, Jangarh Singh Shyam, Jyoti Bhatt, Suresh Punjabi and LN Tallur. Each digital exhibition is a window into India's layered visual legacy, brought to life on sleek screens scattered across the space.

But this isn't your typical passive museum encounter.

The Gallery on Demand also weaves in cinematic threads from MAP's vast film ephemera archive posters, lobby cards and stills that map the evolution of Indian cinema.