Hello everyone,
This weekend I visited the Bangalore Museum and Venkatappa Art Gallery in Kasturba Road. If one walks down Kasturba road, it is almost impossible to not notice this century old red British era building. Situated in Cubon Park, which is a vast expanse of greenery in the very heart of Bangalore, the park also houses other elegant buildings like the Karnataka High Court which has the same red colour and architectural style as the museum, the Government Aquarium, Visveswarya Technological Museum, and the Seshadri Iyer Memorial Hall.
The Bangalore Museum is an archaeological museum, which was originally built by the British in the year 1876, after which a lot of expansions have been added over the years, all confirming to the same iconic style. Me not being an architectural student am not able to describe the architectural style in proper terms, but what strikes me was the contrasting colour scheme of the white circular arches with the red columns on the exterior of the museum.
Being one of the oldest museums in India and the second oldest in South India, I expected to see some very ancient artifacts and objects and I was not disappointed. The museum has galleries spread over two floors covering sections like sculpture, geology, art, music and natural history. It holds an enviable collection of coins,sculpture,old jewelry and also the Halmidi inscription which is the oldest Kannada inscription. It has artifacts from Mohenjadaro, Halebid and Vigaynagar. The museum also holds a model of Srirangapatna, the fort of Tipu Sultan. Beside the entrance of the museum there is a field gun on display, and in the rear on the outside there is some more display of artefacts and a couple of cannons.
After this I visited the adjoining the Venkatappa art gallery. Being a design student I have to say I enjoyed this more.The building is fairly new and does not share architectural style with the museum.
Spread over two floors, the ground floor holds paintings of Venkatappa after whom the gallery is named. The second floor holds paintings of Hebbar, which I found really amazing including a self portrait done by him. Besides this the gallery also holds some paintings of some other artists. The rooms which holds these paintings are quite big and have well positioned seats where one can sit and appreciate the paitings.
On the ouside there is a small cafeteria and a moat kind of structure flanked by a small garden where one can sit and enjoy a peaceful afternoon.Overall it was quite a pleasant experience and worth visiting. I was able to draw a couple of sketches of the museum and have uploaded them below.
So adios and I hope to cover a new landmark next week.
faculty@mantraacademy.com
This weekend I visited the Bangalore Museum and Venkatappa Art Gallery in Kasturba Road. If one walks down Kasturba road, it is almost impossible to not notice this century old red British era building. Situated in Cubon Park, which is a vast expanse of greenery in the very heart of Bangalore, the park also houses other elegant buildings like the Karnataka High Court which has the same red colour and architectural style as the museum, the Government Aquarium, Visveswarya Technological Museum, and the Seshadri Iyer Memorial Hall.
The Bangalore Museum is an archaeological museum, which was originally built by the British in the year 1876, after which a lot of expansions have been added over the years, all confirming to the same iconic style. Me not being an architectural student am not able to describe the architectural style in proper terms, but what strikes me was the contrasting colour scheme of the white circular arches with the red columns on the exterior of the museum.
Being one of the oldest museums in India and the second oldest in South India, I expected to see some very ancient artifacts and objects and I was not disappointed. The museum has galleries spread over two floors covering sections like sculpture, geology, art, music and natural history. It holds an enviable collection of coins,sculpture,old jewelry and also the Halmidi inscription which is the oldest Kannada inscription. It has artifacts from Mohenjadaro, Halebid and Vigaynagar. The museum also holds a model of Srirangapatna, the fort of Tipu Sultan. Beside the entrance of the museum there is a field gun on display, and in the rear on the outside there is some more display of artefacts and a couple of cannons.
Spread over two floors, the ground floor holds paintings of Venkatappa after whom the gallery is named. The second floor holds paintings of Hebbar, which I found really amazing including a self portrait done by him. Besides this the gallery also holds some paintings of some other artists. The rooms which holds these paintings are quite big and have well positioned seats where one can sit and appreciate the paitings.
On the ouside there is a small cafeteria and a moat kind of structure flanked by a small garden where one can sit and enjoy a peaceful afternoon.Overall it was quite a pleasant experience and worth visiting. I was able to draw a couple of sketches of the museum and have uploaded them below.
So adios and I hope to cover a new landmark next week.
faculty@mantraacademy.com
Nice pictures. A must-visit for all art and history lovers, the Venkatappa Art Gallery is in Bangalore. Thanks for sharing the post. It comprises two exhibition floors, which are further split into 18 galleries. These galleries cover various sections and is known for its rare collection of archaeological and geological artifacts
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