John says art is everywhere. He is right. As a city that has witnessed the rise of great Indian artists and the art movement, Mumbai's art galleries thread a unique experience of the city and of the art world that lives on.
Not only does the city sit at the centre of the national conversation around art and the talents, it is also plays a vital role in preserving and promoting the rich culture and art. With a historic art gallery like Jehangir that has been showcasing art since 1952, many art galleries around Mumbai make the perfect snippets of what the city stands for and the art it loves, appreciates and preserves.
Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai has been at the heart of India's art scene since 1952. It was founded by Sir Cowasji Jehangir at the urging of K. K. Hebbar and Homi J. Bhabha in loving memory of his son who was an avid art patron.
Located in the Kala Ghoda area, a popular art district of Mumbai, the art gallery not only host talented artists, painters, sculptors but is also a meeting point for artists, connoisseurs and practically anyone with interest in creativity.
Located only a short distance away from Bandra in Fort, the National Gallery of Modern Art is administered by Ministry of Culture and is India's premier institution of modern art and has housed over 14,000 art works including those by Raja Ravi Varma, Amrita Sher-Gill and more.
Located at The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Colaba, DAG has been housing art works by Indian artists spanning between 18th-century to 20th century.
Method in Colaba presents fresh, unconventional art by experimental and emerging artists from India and beyond. The art gallery that showcases contemporary art is committed to nurturing young and emerging practices.
Founded in New York's East Village in 1982 and closed in 1988, Peter Nagy revived Nature Morte in New Delhi in 1997 as a commercial gallery and a curatorial experiment.Today, apart from housing art in Delhi, it also has a permanent gallery space in Mumbai that was opened in Colaba in 2024.
Nature Morte often houses both national and international artists that are prominent in their expression of contemporary arts.
The Art House at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre weaves in the beauty of art into everyday narratives across its four-storey dedicated art space.