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something different · mg road · bangalore
Rangoli Metro Art Center
Three free galleries tucked under the MG Road metro station. Rotating shows, an open-air stage, and walls of bougainvillea.
why we keep going,
Galleries are named Vismaya, Chaya, and Beluku. Free, often empty, programmed with mixed contemporary and traditional work.
The Rangasthala open-air auditorium hosts evening theatre and music. Check the boards on your way past the MG Road platforms.
Best used as an extender. Cubbon Park down the road, NGMA up Palace Road, all walkable in one afternoon.
local context
Built by BMRCL and opened in 2013 along the MG Road metro boulevard; one of the few major Indian metro projects to bundle a public art venue into the station.
vibe
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