The Paradesi Synagogue: 450 Years of Spice, Prayer, and Hand-Painted Tiles in Mattancherry
Chinese tiles, Ethiopian rugs, a Malayalam clock tower. What if I told you that Kochi's oldest synagogue is a world in one room?
The 6th Edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale is finally here. Hosted across several public venues on the islands, this year's programme celebrates the unique context and communities of Kochi.
A marginalized drum reclaims the stage. Taala Tamate brings rhythm, resistance, and joy to Aspinwall House in Fort kochi.
An old refrigerator hums in a dark room. Inside its freezer, frozen fish and fungi slowly decay behind glass. Walk through every room of Aspinwall House at the Kochi Biennale. Here's what you'll see
Imagine a small bronze figure locked inside a museum case. She has stood still for thousands of years. But what if she could suddenly breathe, sweat, and move? This performance does not just look at history. It wakes it up.
Albanian artist Driant Zeneli screens a 21-minute opera-film shot inside the brutalist Parliament of Dhaka, Bangladesh. A white peacock who cannot fly falls in love with his own tear.
In a world that keeps demanding we pick sides and reach consensus, the Conflictorium approach is honest. Is conflict something to be solved or should it be something that is understood, felt, and held? A participatory workshop on conflict at ABC Art Room, Fort Kochi. Free entry, 12 Feb.
What happens when a thousand-year-old tradition meets a modern, empty ocean? Join us on 7 February for a screening of Baħar Biss. Watch a story about Malta's ancient fishing traditions and the changing Mediterranean Sea.
Fort Kochi is changing. The risk of Coastal floods is real. Join experts in Fort Kochi to find practical solutions that could actually work for our beautiful historic city. Let's find out how Mangroves or brick walls can stop the sea from swallowing our coastal neighborhoods.
Think of a dancer. You likely see a figure of perfect symmetry, performing "classical" movements honed over centuries. But what if those movements—and the labels we give them—are actually walls? What if the distinction between "folk" and "classical" isn't just about style, but about power?
From Feb 4–6, the Bastion Bungalow, Fort Kochi becomes a hive of literary giants. NS Madhavan, Sara Joseph, and Paul Zachariah gather to discuss why the shortest stories cast the longest shadows.
Free two-day workshop at ABC Art Room, Fort Kochi explores hidden mathematics in art through Islamic tessellations, hands-on making, and playful inquiry.
Songs grandmothers sang while grinding grain. Songs that lived in kitchens and fields, not archives. What happens when young musicians refuse to let their grandmother's songs fade? Kalaburgi Kala Mandali answers at Kochi Biennale, Fort Kochi this February 8th, 2026.
Can Old clothes become a giant stretching cat? This February, artist Rashi invites Fort Kochi to do exactly that—stitch by stitch, at ABC Art Room, Fort Kochi. Feb 2-4, 2026.
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