The Ultimate Guide & Map to the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025/26 Venues

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow
Earth 1002025: Imagining Life, Intelligence, and Landscape in a Distant Future Facilitated by Argha Manna

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station, Fort Kochi
Find Your Clown – Where Failure Becomes Play Facilitated by Ajithlal Sivalal & Anamika Anand S

4 PM–6 PM | Coir Godown, Aspinwall House
To be Touched by What one Touches: Reading Kallen Pokkudan A roundtable and reading session led by Vibin George with Panjeri Artists' Union

6 PM | David Hall Gallery, Fort Kochi
Green Silence – A Site-specific Movement & Sound Performance Choreography: Sarah Elsworth (New Zealand) | Music: Anita Clark (New Zealand) Presented by BOHO & AAL Studio Free Entry

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station
Upcycled Giant Soft Sculpture Workshop Rashi

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow
Comic Making Workshop Mohit Mahato

10 AM–2 PM | Aspinwall House
"Being in a Junkyard" – A performance by Panjeri Artists' Union, led by Samapti Mondal

10 AM onwards | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
Holding Space: Institution Building in South Asia – A Gathering

4 PM–6 PM | Coir Godown, Aspinwall House
'I am the grass, I cover all' – A conversation with Argha Manna on Comics in India Presented by Panjeri Artists' Union

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow
Comic Making Workshop Mohit Mahato

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station
Upcycled Giant Soft Sculpture Workshop Rashi

10:30 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow
Math Meets Art Ardra Bindu & Varshaa Ramesh (Aavishkar Center)

10 AM onwards | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
Common Ground: Institution Building in South Asia – A Gathering

12 PM–1 PM | Coir Godown, Aspinwall House
Stri-Parva: Unmute the questions Performance by Panjeri Artists' Union, led by Bhaskar Hazarika

4 PM–5 PM | Coir Godown, Aspinwall House
"Other Songs" – A performance by Panjeri Artists' Union, led by Saptak Mistri

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow
Comic Making Workshop Mohit Mahato

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station
Upcycled Giant Soft Sculpture Workshop Rashi

10:30 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow
Math Meets Art Ardra Bindu & Varshaa Ramesh (Aavishkar Center)

10:30 AM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
ചെറുരൂപത്തിന്റെ പ്രതിധ്വനികൾ: മലയാള ചെറുകഥയുടെ ഇന്നലെയും ഇന്നും (അതിനപ്പുറവും) Echoes in a Small Form: Past and Present of the Malayalam Short Story (and Beyond) Keynote by NS Madhavan In Malayalam

11 AM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
In Conversation: Paul Zachariah with VS Ajith Kumar In Malayalam

11 AM–1 PM | Coir Godown, Aspinwall House
Ploughing the Metrics of Power Performance by Panjeri Artists' Union, led by Arzu Tarafdar & Tathagata Paul

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow
തിരണം ഈ തിരദൃശ്യം: Community Adaptation and Resilience Strategies Dr Rani Varghese, Grassroute Team & Blaise Joseph

10:30 AM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
In Conversation: Sara Joseph with Sangeetha Srinivasan In Malayalam

11:30 AM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
ശൈലി, ഭാഷ, സൂക്ഷ്മത / Form, Language, and Precision Panel featuring M. Nandakumar, R. Shyamkrishnan, Aash Ashitha Moderated by Priya K Nair In Malayalam

3 PM–6 PM | Coir Godown, Aspinwall House
"The Noon Show" – A performance led by Subhankar Sengupta, Panjeri Artists' Union

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow
D&D Dance & Democracy (For Children 12-18 yrs) Amith Kannan

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station
Kidding – Early Childhood Development and the Role of Pictures SMI team (Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design And Technology), Bangalore

10:30 AM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
ഓർമ്മ, വിവർത്തനം, പ്രചരണം / Memory, Translation, and Circulation Panel featuring C. S. Chandrika, N. S. Madhavan, E. Santhosh Kumar Moderated by Shahina K. Rafiq In Malayalam

11 AM–3 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station
Sound Hunt – 1 by 1 Facilitated by Prisha Patel

3 PM–5 PM | Students' Biennale | Space, Indian Chamber of Commerce
Govandi Arts Festival – Exhibition and Workshop Mohalla game facilitated by the youth of Govandi

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow
Dismantling the Classical and Imagining Democratic Futures (For Adults 18+ yrs) Amith Kannan

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station
Kidding – Early Childhood Development and the Role of Pictures SMI team

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station
Clay Relief Workshop Trespassers

10 AM–12:30 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
Oridathoridath – Reviving the Art of Malayalam Storytelling Kalyani Gopakumar

10 AM–11 AM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station
Sound Hunt – 1 by 1 Facilitated by Prisha Patel

10 AM–12 PM | Aspinwall House
N.H.O.P (The New Human Orientation Programme) Facilitated by Dhwani Ved

10 AM–12 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow, Fort Kochi
Govandi Arts Festival – Exhibition and Workshop Panel discussion: "Arts for Community Building"

2 PM–2:30 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station
Stories Behind Stories Facilitated by Nehal Aggarwal

3 PM–4:30 PM | Students' Biennale | Space, Indian Chamber of Commerce
Govandi Arts Festival – Exhibition and Workshop Photowalk led by photography artists from Govandi

3 PM–4:30 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station
Beyond The Right Answer Facilitated by Kavisha Pagaria

4 PM–5:30 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station
Languages We Live In Facilitated by Swapnali Patil

5 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
Kadhayanam By Ala centre for culture and alternative education, Mulanthuruthy

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow
Dismantling the Classical and Imagining Democratic Futures (For Adults 18+ yrs) Amith Kannan

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station
Kidding – Early Childhood Development and the Role of Pictures SMI team

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station
Clay Relief Workshop Trespassers

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow
Epoche 2 – Clay Relief Workshop Facilitated by Trespassers

5 PM | Monsoon Culture (Collateral Exhibition)
High Tea & Opening of Church of Palm by AMMA studios

5 PM–6 PM | SMS Hall Rooftop
Performance: Kaseko cycle: imaginary map for traveling rhythms By Uriel Barthelemi

8 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
Performance: Nammu Haada By Kalburgi Kala Mandali with Shilpa Mudbi

10 AM–11:30 AM | On board Arka Kinari
(sailing ship, Kochi International Marina KTDC) Arka Kinari: Laboratory of Sustainability & The Sea Arka Kinari

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station
Clay Relief Workshop Trespassers

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station
ചെതാങ്ങൾ – Sounds of Neighbourhood, A Wall Mural Project Hariprasad R

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow
Epoche 2 – Clay Relief Workshop Facilitated by Trespassers

10 AM–4 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
South About Gathering

11 AM–12:30 PM | Coir Godown, Aspinwall House
"Water is a political word" – A workshop with Taufik Riaz, Panjeri Artists' Union

2 PM–4:30 PM | Ibrahim Mahama's Parliament of Ghosts, Anand Warehouse
Book Launch & Seminar: "Palestine Is Everywhere" By Skye Arundhati Thomas with Hussain Haidry, Avian D'souza, and contributors

3 PM–5 PM | Coir Godown, Aspinwall House
"Water is a political word" – Performance Art by Taufik Riaz

4 PM–5 PM | SMS Hall
Performance: Hallucinations of an Artifact By Akanksha Kumari, Manju Sharma, and Mandeep Raikhy

5:30 PM–6:30 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow ENTERTAINMENT+TECHNOLOGY+ELEVATION Lecture by Todd Eckart

8 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
Performance: Padakalam By Folk India Nattyamanch

10 AM–5 PM | Fort Kochi streets (location TBA)
ചെതാങ്ങൾ – Sounds of Neighbourhood, A Wall Mural Project Hariprasad R

10 AM–4 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
South About Gathering Topic: Alliances — Co-operations & Friendships

• 10:00 AM – Talk by Sanaz Sohrabi (online) Songs and Ghosts: An Incomplete Calendar of Solidarity
• 10:15 AM – Talk by Serubiri Moses Kinship, Alliance, and Other Ideas
• 10:30 AM – Talk by Thiago de Paula Souza
• 10:45–11:15 AM – Conversation Topic: Nomadic Frameworks and Para/Un/Extra-Institutional Forms
• 11:30 AM – Talk by Priyankar Bahadur Chand Until Today—to Enjoy This Land: On Mobilities or Lack Thereof
• 11:45 AM – Talk by Farid Rakun D-I(nstitution)-Y: Imagine, Build, Practice
• 12:00 PM – Talk by Ibrahim Mahama [Red Clay Studio]
• 12:15 PM – Talk by Gabi Ngcobo Dialoguing with History in the Present
• 12:30–1:15 PM – Conversation

6 PM–8 PM | Samudrika Convention Centre, Willingdon Island
Lecture: History of Performance Art and MAI (Marina Abramović Institute) By Marina Abramović

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow
Language as Flux – A Writing Workshop on Language, Ecology, and Caste-Based Environmental Relationships Shripad Sinnakaar (Shared Ecologies)

3 PM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station
Suara Bumi: A Children's Storytelling & Illustration Workshop Rossi Narika (Arka Kinari)

10 AM–5 PM | Fort Kochi streets (location TBA)
ചെതാങ്ങൾ – Sounds of Neighbourhood, A Wall Mural Project Hariprasad R

10 AM–2 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
South About Gathering Topic: Non-alignment, Regional Orders & Distant Utopias

• 11:30 AM – Talk by Grace Samboh (online)
• 12 PM – Talk by Naeem Mohaiemen (online) with Prajna Desai Solidarity Must Be Defended: "Love Supreme & Chittaprosad"
• 12:30 PM – Talk by Grithiya Gaweewong The Shattered Worlds: A Revisit
• 12:50 PM – Talk by Ala Younis (online) Double-Sided Mirror
• 1:10–1:40 PM – Conversation

11:30 AM–12:30 PM | Parliament of Ghosts, Anand Warehouse Performance: Mathroo Basha By Hetain Patel

3 PM–5 PM | Wall of LOVE, Arthshilla
Wall of LOVE – A Gathering Featuring Hussain Mon & Munir Kabani

4 PM–5 PM | Earthship, Aspinwall House
Conversation featuring Rustom Bharucha & Pepita Seth

5 PM | BMS Warehouse
Yethiroli: transitional summoning, a performance By Anu

5:30–6:30 PM | SMS Hall
Performance: Hallucinations of an Artifact By Akanksha Kumari, Manju Sharma, and Mandeep Raikhy

5:30–7 PM | Aspinwall House
Sound Performance By Ruhail Qaiser

7:30 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
When winds in Monsoon play, the White Peacock will sweep away Film Screening & Conversation featuring Driant Zeneli and Pasquale Auricchio

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow
Sonic Microclimates: A Sonic Exploration Workshop Using Field Recordings and Modular Synthesis to Sense Environmental Change Sirfpaudhonsepyaar (Shared Ecologies)

6 PM–8:30 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station
This Is Not a Film: Looking Otherwise Abhishek Kukreja (Conflictorium)

10 AM–4 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station
Looking for the Invisible: An Interactive Performance with the Little Prince Abhishek Kukreja (Conflictorium)

10 AM onwards | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
After(Live): Making Publics By Khoj x Alkazi

11:30 AM–12:30 PM | 111 Markez & Cafe, Mattancherry
Performance: The Touch By Yasmin Jahan Nupur

5 PM–6 PM | Island Warehouse
Performance: Blood Line Screaming By Yuko Kaseki

8 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
Blurred Lines: Performance By Dayita Nereyeth, Abhaydev Praful, and Joshua Sailo

3 PM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station
Laut Loud: A Sonic Journey Across Archipelagos Raka Ibrahim & Hibatul Hakim (Arka Kinari)

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station
Glorious Misfits – Clown Playshop Facilitated by Sukhmani Kohli

7 AM–10 AM | Mattancherry streets (Start: Old Mattancherry Boat Jetty)
Understanding Gudham – A Visual Documentation Walk – Spice Trade Edition (Adults) Facilitated by Community 40

11 AM–12 PM | Parliament of Ghosts, Anand Warehouse, Mattancherry
Conversation Feat. Rustom Bharucha & Pooja Sood

5:30–6:30 PM | SMS Hall
Performance: Hallucinations of an Artifact By Akanksha Kumari, Manju Sharma, and Mandeep Raikhy

5:30–6:30 PM | Parliament of Ghosts, Anand Warehouse, Mattancherry
Performance: Mathroo Basha By Hetain Patel

8 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
Theatre: Under the Mangosteen Tree By Perch Theatre Collective

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Glorious Misfits – Clown Playshop Facilitated by Sukhmani Kohli

3 PM–4 PM | Parliament of Ghosts, Anand Warehouse, Mattancherry Conversation: Rustom Bharucha with HH Art Spaces

5:30–6:30 PM | SMS Hall Performance: Hallucinations of an Artifact By Akanksha Kumari, Manju Sharma, and Mandeep Raikhy

2 PM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Drawn Mediations: A Drawing Workshop Exploring Anatomy & Difference through a More-Than-Human Lens. Facilitated by Anju Acharya- Shared Ecologies

8 PM | Aspinwall House Grounds Performance: Taala Tamate By Beru Art & Cultural Foundation

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Drawing / Drawn Together Facilitated by Veda Thozhur Kolleri

10 AM–5 PM | RLV College From Intimate Traces to Collective Worlds Facilitated by Soumya Yadav

11 AM–1 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Inclusion Patch by Patch Facilitated by Siddhant Shah & Rohan Marathe

3 PM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Flags of Inclusion Facilitated by Siddhant Shah & Rohan Marathe

7 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow Film Screening: Ackroyd & Harvey: The Art of Activism By Fiona Cunningham Reid

8:45 AM–1:30 PM | St. Paul’s Public School, Fort Kochi Make Your Own Hortus Malabaricus (A Zine Making Workshop for Children) (Ages 9-16) Facilitated by Community 40

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Drawing/ Drawn Together Facilitated by Veda Thozhur Kolleri

11 AM–1 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Inclusion Patch by Patch: Inclusive Patchwork & Upcycling Art Workshop for Children Facilitated by Siddhant Shah & Rohan Marathe

3:00–4:00 PM | SMS Hall Performance: Hallucinations of an Artifact By Akanksha Kumari, Manju Sharma, and Mandeep Raikhy

3 PM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Flags of Inclusion: Community Flag - Making & Participatory Art Installation Workshop Facilitated by Siddhant Shah & Rohan Marathe

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Drawing/ Drawn Together Facilitated by Veda Thozhur Kolleri

11 AM–1 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Inclusion Patch by Patch: Inclusive Patchwork & Upcycling Art Workshop for Children Facilitated by Siddhant Shah & Rohan Marathe

3 PM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Flags of Inclusion: Community Flag - Making & Participatory Art Installation Workshop Facilitated by Siddhant Shah & Rohan Marathe

4 PM–7 PM | Jail of Freedom Struggle (Meeting Point) — "Choreographic Promenade: The Secular Project" by Mandeep Raikhy

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Silence in Performance: An intensive acting workshop on the power of silence Facilitated by Margherita Marincola and Alakshender Prabhakar

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Collective Imprints: Co-carving stories together Facilitated by Padma Reddy and Shree Tej

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Silence in Performance: An intensive acting workshop on the power of silence Facilitated by Margherita Marincola and Alakshender Prabhakar

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Water Metro Station Collective Imprints Facilitated by Padma Reddy and Shree Tej

7 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow — Performance by Floating Folks

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Silence in Performance: An intensive acting workshop on the power of silence Facilitated by Margherita Marincola and Alakshender Prabhakar

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Collective Imprints: Co-carving stories together Facilitated by Padma Reddy and Shree Tej

7 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow — Film Screening curated by Palestine Film Institute

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station The Patch Lab: Fabric Patchmaking Workshop Facilitated by Sahitha AS

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station The Patch Lab: Fabric Patchmaking Workshop Facilitated by Sahitha AS

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Building Learning Cities: Reimaging our being through locality and community Facilitated by Learning City Thrissur

9 AM–11 AM, 4 PM–6 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station What will be ours?: A mural painting workshop Facilitated by Artreach India

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Applied Theatre Workshop Facilitated by Manu Jose

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Colours of the Earth: Rammed Earth Workshop Facilitated by Nripal Adhikary & Bisnit Paul

9 AM–11 AM, 4 PM–6 PM | Fort Kochi streets (location to be announced) What will be ours?: A mural painting workshop Facilitated by Artreach India

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Applied Theatre Workshop Facilitated by Manu Jose

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Colours of the Earth: Rammed Earth Workshop Facilitated by Nripal Adhikary & Bisnit Paul

9 AM–11 AM, 4 PM–6 PM | Fort Kochi streets (location to be announced) What will be ours?: A mural painting workshop Facilitated by Artreach India

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Colours of the Earth: Rammed Earth Workshop Facilitated by Nripal Adhikary & Bisnit Paul

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Weaving Stories Through Portraits: Portrait Photography Workshop on Empathy Facilitated by Akash Upadhyay

9 AM–11 AM, 4 PM–6 PM | Fort Kochi streets (location to be announced) What will be ours?: A mural painting workshop Facilitated by Artreach India

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station Colours of the Earth: Rammed Earth Workshop Facilitated by Nripal Adhikary & Bisnit Paul

10 AM–5 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow Weaving Stories Through Portraits: Portrait Photography Workshop on Empathy Facilitated by Akash Upadhyay

• 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM | KUNST Gallery, Jew Town, Mattancherry
  Finding Truth Through Fiction A conversation between fiction writers exploring the capacity of fiction to archive stories of violence by Dr. Nimmi Gowrinathan and Anuk Arudpragasam (Booker Prize Finalist for A Passage North).

4:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
The Last Refuge: Theatre in Eelam Performances and a panel discussion featuring Tamil theatre artists exploring resistance performed through the body and theatre as a mobilizing tool,Featuring D’Lo, Professor Sithamparanathan, and Rani Moorthy.

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
Fracturing: Writing the Politics of Separation & Exile A panel discussion with journalists and writers focusing on narrative threads that shape the new contours of a Tamil nation and the legacies of violence. By Dr. Meena Kandasamy, Dr. Nimmi Gowrinathan, and TU Senan.

7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
Drumbeats of Rebellion A concert and reflective lecture titled "Sensory Reclamation: On Being Eelam Tamil" exploring the power of Tamil music to protect identity and signal survival. Featuring: Dr. Nimmi Gowrinathan, Bhi Bhiman, Sollisai Podiyan, and Arivu.

• 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow
  Art Room Material Exploration (Open to the Public)
• 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | ABC Art Room, Water Metro Station
  Rhythm Activities & Non-Competitive Games Workshop Facilitated by: Blaise Joseph and ABC Art Room Team
• 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
  Opening of The Eelam Dialogues: Voices of Resistance A series opening and reflective lecture showcasing artistic expressions rooted in conflict, displacement, and resistance, Featuring: Dr. Meena Kandasamy.
• 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM |Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
  The Struggle of Memory Against Forgetting Visual artists from Eelam and the Diaspora discuss evolving visual terrains, from printing press archives to experimental film. Featuring: Dr. Meena Kandasamy, Ilavenil Vasuky Jayapalan, T. Vinoja, T. Krishnapriya, K. Thabendran, Sindu Sivayogam, and Brintha Koneshachandra.
• 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM |Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
  Our Songs Are Warriors in Camouflage A conversation and poetry reading examining how poetry captures moments of rupture in contentious territories. Featuring: Dr. Meena Kandasamy, Gowri Koneswaran, Enbah Nilah, VIS Jayapalan, and P. Ahilan.

• 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow
  The Mobile Canvas — Workshop on Storytelling using mobile phones Facilitated by: Sudha Padmaja Francis & Kamal K M
• 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | One Zero Eight by Save The Loom Handmade India: A Walkthrough of living craft cultures By: Save The Loom

• 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | ABC Artroom, Water Metro Station
  "Paper Reimagined: From Nature's Leftovers to Artful Sheets" by: Ravi Raj
• ABC Art Room, Bastion Bungalow
  The Mobile Canvas—A workshop on storytelling using mobile phones Facilitated by: Sudha Padmaja Francis & Kamal K M
• 11:00 AM |Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
  Let's Talk: Unpredictable Memory by Kader Attia Followed by a conversation moderated by Mario D'Souza
• 4:00 PM | Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
  Musical performance by Jessie Hill
• 8:00 PM | SAC Maritime Art Centre, Chinna Thambi Annavi Square, Gothuruth
  Panthiyos Pilathos: Chavittu Nadakam Performance by: Cochin Chavittu Nadaka Kalari, Fort Kochi
  

A finale rooted in the traditions of Central Kerala.

• 7:30 pm | The Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
  Performance: Karinthalakoottam. A folk band from the Pulaya community of Central Kerala presenting art forms like Thira, Vattamudi Kolam, and Karimkali Kolam

Insightful lectures and a tribute to the legendary H. Mehboob.

• 11:00 am | The Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
  Lecture: Brook Andrew
• 5:00 pm | SMS Hall
  Performance: Hallucinations of an Artefact by Mandeep Raikhy
• 7:30 pm | The Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
  Concert: Mehboob Memorial Orchestra. Named after the legendary H. Mehboob, this was the first orchestra in Kerala to popularise Ghazal singing

Start the week with deep conversations and end with The F16s.

• 11:00 am | The Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
  Conversation: HH Art Spaces, Nikhil Chopra, and Mario D'Souza unpack the themes and adventures of making this edition
• 11:15 am | The Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
  Lecture Performance: Statues Must Die by Naeem Mohaiemen & Mallika Taneja
• 5:00 pm | The Stage, Cochin Club
  Film Screening: Ackroyd & Harvey: The Art of Activism by Fiona Cunningham Reid
• 5:00 pm | 111 Markaz & Cafe, Bazaar Road
  Performance: Uriel Barthelemi
• 5:00 pm | Island Warehouse, Willingdon Island
  Performance: Yuko Kaseki
• 7:00 pm | The Pavilion, Bastion Bungalow
  Concert: The F16s (Alternative Rock Band)

Highlights include the Children's programme, collateral projects, and indigenous folk performances.

• 10:00 am | Various Venues
  Collateral Programme Opening: Featuring major partners like Ardee Foundation, Forplay Society, Gallerie Splash, massArt, Rizq Art Initiative, and more
• 12:00 pm | Space, Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mattancherry
  Walkthrough: With Nikhil Chopra, KHOJ, and Govandi Arts Festival
• 2:00 pm | Water Metro Station, Fort Kochi
  Opening: Art By Children (ABC) Programme
• 3:00 pm | The Stage, Cochin Club
  Gathering: South as Method — Institutions from the Invitations Programme and curators discuss their contexts and projects
• 4:00 pm | Aspinwall House
  Performance: Yuko Kaseki
• 5:00 pm | Jail of Freedom Struggle
  Lecture Performance: Circle of Fragments: A Spiritual Architecture of Care. A site-specific lecture performance curated by Anissa Touati with philosopher Mohamed Amer Meziane and design critic Malkit Shoshan
• 5:00 pm | SMS Hall
  Performance: Hallucinations of an Artefact by Mandeep Raikhy
• 5:00 pm | Pepper House
  Performance: Chicago Boys by Hiwa K
• 5:30 pm | Aspinwall House
  Performance: Paakkalam by Smitha M. Babu & collaborators
• 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Arthshila Kochi & St. Andrew's Parish Hall
  Vernissage: Students' Biennale 2025-26
• 7:30 pm | Parade Ground
  Amma Kala Sangam: Folk music performance by indigenous artists Nanjiyamma and Team
• 9:00 pm | Parade Ground
  Chavittu Nadakam: A performance of the energetic Latin Christian theatre form (originating in 16th-century Kochi) by Yuva Kerala Chavittu Nadaka Kalasamithi, Kurumbathuruth

A day dedicated to exploring the warehouses, special projects, and a musical finale.

• 11:00 am | VKL Warehouse
  Opening: Students' Biennale 2025-26
• 12:00 pm | Armaan Collective & Cafe Edam
  Curated Showcase: Works curated by Aishwarya Suresh and KM Madhusudhanan
• 1:00 pm | SIMI Warehouse
  Invitations Walkthrough: Exhibitions with Alice Yard and Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Panamá
• 2:30 pm | Durbar Hall, Ernakulam
  KBF Special Project: Opening of Gulam Mohammed Sheikh’s project Conversation: Gulam Mohammed Sheikh in conversation with Roobina Karode and Nikhil Chopra
• 3:00 pm | Parliament of Ghosts, Anand Warehouse Conversation: Ibrahim Mahama (Note: This event also repeats on Dec 14 at 3:00 pm)
• 3:00 pm | Jail of Freedom Struggle
  Invitations Walkthrough: With Alkazi Theatre Archives
• 3:45 pm | David Hall
  Invitations Walkthrough: With Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute
• 4:30 pm | Oottupura, Pazhayannur Bhagavathi Temple
  Opening: Conflictorium
• 5:30 pm | Cube artSpace
  Opening: Six Stations of a life pursued by Vivan Sundaram
• 5:30 pm | Aspinwall House
  Performance: Paakkalam by Smitha M. Babu & collaborators
• 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm | Devassy & Sons
  Invitations & Residency Opening: Featuring Bienal das Amazônias, Dar Yusuf Nasri Jacir for Art and Research, The Packet, and ruangrupa/Gudskul
• 8:30 pm | Parade Ground
  Concert: Mehfil-e-Sama'a, a specialized Sufi-Hindustani classical music ensemble

The festivities kick off at the main venue, Aspinwall House, with traditional percussion and the official flag hoisting.

• 11:45 am | Aspinwall House
  Gates Open: The venue officially opens to the public
  Thayambaka: Witness a high-energy percussion performance on the Chenda (traditional drums) by Margi Rahitha Krishnadas and team
• 12:00 pm | Aspinwall House
  Flag Hoisting: The official hoisting of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale flag
• 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm | Aspinwall House
  Public Walkthrough: Join KMB Curator Nikhil Chopra along with HH Art Spaces for the very first tour of the edition
• 1:00 pm | Courtyard, Aspinwall House
  Performance: A New Alphabet by Monica de Miranda
• 1:30 pm | Coir Godown, Aspinwall House
  Performance: Procession for a Shifting Storm by Zarina Muhammad
• 3:00 pm | Island Warehouse, Willingdon Island
  Walkthrough: Nikhil Chopra and HH Art Spaces lead a tour at the Willingdon Island venue
  Travel Tip: Use the Water Metro, Mattancherry ferry, or a short auto/taxi ride. It is recommended to start travel by 2:30 pm
• 4:00 pm | SMS Hall
  Performance: Hallucinations of an Artefact by Mandeep Raikhy
• 5:30 pm | Parade Ground, Fort Kochi
  Official Inauguration: The 6th Edition will be inaugurated by Shri Pinarayi Vijayan, the Honorable Chief Minister of Kerala
• 7:00 pm | Parade Ground, Fort Kochi
  Concert: Live music by Shanka Tribe