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(IME) appoints Preema John as Museum Director
Outgoing Museum Director, Manasi Prasad (left) hands over a bouquet to newly appointed Museum Director, Preema John (right). Manasi Prasad will continue to play an important strategic advisory role. “ I feel enthused to work with the IME Team and Board to realize this collective vision to establish IME as a premier arts institution f...
Navaratri Musical Seva Event
On the occasion of Vijayadashami, IME organized a Navaratri musical seva event, which was open to all music enthusiasts. The event saw many budding musicians and students of the Learning Centre perform enthusiastically during this auspicious occasion.
Second cohort of the Youth Advisory Board
The Youth Advisory Board (YAB) is a one-of-a-kind initiative spearheaded by the Indian Music Experience Museum and supported by the British Council under its 'Our Shared Cultural Heritage' programme. The YAB are a group of young adults between ages of 14-18 years who function as an advisory council, reviewing IME’s work and offering i...
Artists In Residence At IME
Gilles Grimaitre Our Swiss Arts Council Prohelvetia Artist in Residence from Switzerland recently completed his residency programme with the IME. A pianist, keyboardist, composer, performer and curator active in the field of contemporary creation, Gilles is a member of multiple ensembles and bands. During his time at IME, Gilles was studying a...
Freedom Festival
3 day classical and folk music festival commemorated 75 years of independence Freedom Festival featured stalwart musicians of India, from the Karnatic, Hindustani and folk genres between 26-28 August 2022 – to commemorate India’s 75 years of Independence. The festival included thirteen concerts in total with some of the h...
RhythmXChange Bilateral Festival at IME
“ Through RhythmXChange we aim to promote young musicians from India and UK and grow their global networks. Being a bilateral project and on-site festival, the young musicians have had the opportunity to discover musical connections between India and the UK and now, get to travel to the partner country to perform and connect with the host c...
Narayanan C.S., volunteer at the IME.
“ It was a pleasure to serve the kids who immensely enjoyed the visit to the world class museum (IME). I feel fortunate to have been associated as a volunteer ever since the museum started. I have learnt a lot from the interaction of the visitors and it has been an enriching experience. I thank M R Jaishankar, Executive Chairman, Brigade Gr...
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