EXHIBITIONS
Through its exhibitions, the TAPI Collection enables people to explore, enjoy, and engage with the world of Indian art and textiles.
Works from the TAPI collection have been exhibited at museums in India such as the CSMVS (Mumbai), National Museum (New Delhi), and KL Museum (Ahmedabad) as well as global institutions like the Art Institute of Chicago, the V & A and Tate Modern (London) and the Museo Reina Sofia (Madrid) among others.
On View
Rare TAPI Sculpture on Loan
VENUE
Havells Gallery, Humayun Tomb Museum, New Delhi
DATE
23rd June, 2025 – 8th August, 2026
Time
Tuesday to Sunday 10am-9pm
On View
Rare TAPI Sculpture on Loan
VENUE
Havells Gallery, Humayun Tomb Museum, New Delhi
DATE
23rd June, 2025 – 8th August, 2026
TIME
Tuesday to Sunday 10am-9pm
The exhibition
FEB
2026
THE SPLENDOUR OF DORUKHA & CHAND-DAR: KASHMIR’S REVERSIBLE & MOON SHAWLS FROM THE TAPI COLLECTION
Kasturbhai Lalbhai Museum, Ahmedabad
14 December 2025 – 8 February 2026
JAN
2026
CE QUI SE TRAME: WOVEN STORIES BETWEEN INDIA AND FRANCE
Mobilier National, Galerie des Gobelins, Paris
4 December 2025 – 4 January 2026
NOV
2025
TYEB MEHTA: BEARING WEIGHT (WITH THE LIGHTNESS OF BEING)
Foundations’ Exhibit, Art Mumbai
13 November – 16 November 2025
Saffronart Gallery, Mumbai
18 – 30 November 2025
Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Saket, New Delhi
5 February – 26 July 2026
FEB
2025
OF WORLDS WITHIN WORLDS: GULAM MOHAMMED SHAIKH, A RETROSPECTIVE
Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Saket, New Delhi
6 February – 30 June 2025
Kochi Muziris Biennale
12 December 2025 – 31 March 2026
JAN
2025
TEXTILES FROM BENGAL: A SHARED LEGACY
Kolkata Centre for Creativity, Kolkata
30 January – 31 March 2025
DEC
2024
WHEN INDIAN FLOWERS BLOOMED IN DISTANT LANDS: MASTERWORKS OF TRADE TEXTILES 1250-1950 IN THE TAPI COLLECTION
Kasturbhai Lalbhai Museum, Ahmedabad
8 December – 13 April 2025
APR
2023
INDIA IN FASHION: THE IMPACT OF INDIAN DRESS AND TEXTILES ON THE FASHIONABLE IMAGINATION
Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC), Mumbai
3 April – 4 June 2023
FEB
2023
WHEN INDIAN FLOWERS BLOOMED
IN DISTANT LANDS: MASTERWORKS OF TRADE TEXTILES 1250-1850 IN THE TAPI COLLECTION
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS), Mumbai
3 February – 15 March 2023
FEB
2022
CHITRASUTRA: COLOUR OF THREE GENERATIONS
The Rotary Art Fest, Dilip Paresh Rotary Hall, Surat
6 February – 13 February 2022
FEB
2020
INDIGENOUS ART EDUCATORS – TAPI UTSAV 2020
Science Center, Surat
26 February – 1 March 2020
NOV
2019
WALKING THROUGH SOUL CITY, SUDHIR PATWARDHAN: A RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION
Science Center, Surat
29 November 2019 – 12 February 2020
FEB
2019
BALUCHARS: THE WOVEN NARRATIVE SILKS OF BENGAL
National Museum, New Delhi
8 February – 20 March 2019
DEC
2018
INDIAN LIFE & PEOPLE IN THE 19TH CENTURY: COMPANY PAINTINGS FROM THE TAPI & CSMVS COLLECTIONS
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS), Mumbai
7 December 2018 – 17 February 2019
DEC
2017
SAHIB, BIBI, NAWAB: BALUCHAR SILKS OF BENGAL 1750-1900
Kasturbhai Lalbhai (KL) Museum, Ahmedabad
20 December 2017 – 14 February, 2018
National Museum, New Delhi.
20 March – 30 June 2018
DEC
2017
SUB-PLOTS: LAUGHING IN THE VERNACULAR
National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai
8 December 2017 – 4 January 2018
NOV
2017
INDIA AND THE WORLD: A HISTORY IN NINE STORIES
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS), Mumbai
10 November 2017 – 18 February 2018
NOV
2016
BALUCHARI IN BENGAL AND BEYOND
Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata (Weavers Studio Resource Center)
18 November 2016 – 4 December 2016
NOV
2016
BHUPEN KHAKHAR: YOU CAN’T PLEASE ALL
Tate Modern, London
1 June – 6 November 2016
Deutsche Bank KunstHalle, Berlin
18 November 2016 – 5 March, 2017
FEB
2016
‘TAPI UTSAV’
Science Centre, Surat
26 Feb 2015 – 1 March 2016
OCT
2015
THE FABRIC OF INDIA
Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), London
3 October 2015 – 10 January 2016
SEP
2015
GATES OF THE LORD: THE TRADITION OF KRISHNA PAINTINGS
The Art Institute of Chicago
13 September 2015 – 3 January 2016
DEC
2014
SAHIB, BIBI, NAWAB: BALUCHAR SILKS OF BENGAL 1750-1900
Chhatrapati Shivaji Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS), Mumbai
11 December 2014 – 15 February 2015
DEC
2013
ACROSS OCEANS & FLOWING SILKS FROM CANTON TO BOMBAY 18th – 20th CENTURIES & NO PARSI IS AN ISLAND
National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai
26 December 2013 – 28 January 2014
JULY
2012
KYOTO GION MATSURI
Kyoto Living Craft House Mumeisha, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto
17–18 July 2012
DEC
2011
STRANDS OF JOY: FOLK EMBROIDERIES OF INDIA (LAAL, PEELO ANE VAADALI: BHARAT NU RANGEEN LOKBHARAT)
Garden Gallery of Textile and Art, Surat
14 December 2011 – 3 May 2012
NOV
2011
HOW AM I? MODERN ART EXHIBITION
Kastrupgård Collection, Denmark
23 November 2011 – 11 May 2012
JAN
2011
LAUGH LINES: HUMOUR, WIT & SATIRE
Threshold Art Gallery, New Delhi
19 January – 19 February 2011
SEP
2010
POWER CLOTHS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy (in partnership with RMIT Gallery, Melbourne), New Delhi
26 September – 20 October 2010
SEP
2010
FIBER TO FASHION
The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Surat
23 – 27 September 2010
DEC
2009
THE 6TH ASIA PACIFIC TRIENNIAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART (APT6)
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
5 December – 5 April 2010
JAN
2009
Gujarat Textiles Exhibition
Garden Gallery of Textile & Art, Surat
January 2009
JAN
2009
IN ADORATION OF KRISHNA: PICHHWAIS OF SHRINATHJI
National Museum, New Delhi;
8 December 2007– 20 January 2008
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS), Mumbai
8 February -2 March 2008
Garden Gallery of Textile & Art, Surat
17 March – 20 April 2008
NOV
2005
MASTERS OF THE CLOTH: INDIAN TEXTILES TRADED TO DISTANT SHORES
National Museum, New Delhi
13 November 2005 – 15 January 2006
MAR
2005
REMEMBERING BHUPEN – AN EXHIBITION OF OILS AND WATERCOLORS OF BHUPEN KHAKHAR
Garden Art Gallery, Mumbai
11th – 19th March 2005
FEB
2004
THE DORUKHA SHAWL: KASHMIR’S REVERSIBLE MARVEL
Coomaraswamy Hall, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS), Mumbai
7 – 15 February 2004
JAN
2004
INAUGURAL CEREMONY OF M.F.HUSSAIN.
Garden Art Gallery, Surat
January 2004
NOV
2003
BHUPEN KHAKHAR: A RETROSPECTIVE
National Modern Art Gallery (NGMA), Mumbai
4 – 26 November 2003
OCT
2003
DECORATIVE, CEREMONIAL & HEIRLOOM TEXTILES: INDIAN TEXTILES TO THE EAST AND WEST FROM THE TAPI COLLECTION
Birla Academy of Art & Culture (SUTRA), Kolkata
12 – 26 October 2003
SEP
2003
TRADE, TEMPLE, & COURT: INDIAN TEXTILES FROM THE TAPI COLLECTION
The British Council, Mumbai
3 September 2003
JUN
2002
BHUPEN KHAKHAR
Museo Nacional Centro-De Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid
6 June – 16 September 2002
We have been EXHIBITING ACROSS CITIES AND CONTINENTS to create awareness of India’s textile and art heritage by sharing our stories, fostering conversations, and connecting audiences across the globe.
Places we’ve been
India:
Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Surat, Kolkata, Kochi, Bengaluru.
International:
Chicago, London, Berlin, Copenhagen, Madrid, Kyoto, Brisbane, Paris
