FEATURE: Ancient Golden books of Nguyen Dynasty on show first time

The gold book and seal marking the event of Emperor Ham Nghi inaugurating his grandmother Tu Dụ as Queen Grandmother in 1889 are now on display at the National Museum of History in Vietnam.
2 April 2016, 06:24 AM

Singer Kanakchapa turns painter

Kanakchapa is well known as one of the most popular playback singers of the country. But most are unacquainted with her other facet as a painter.
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Embassy of France hosts art exhibition

The Embassy of France in Bangladesh hosted an artistic exhibition at the Residence de France in Dhaka on March 26 to pay homage to the country and its
28 March 2016, 18:00 PM

“Reincarnated Valiance of Durjoy” at EMK Center

“Reincarnated valiance of Durjoy” a solo exhibition by artist Firoz Mahmud, is currently on in Dhanmondi's EMK Center. The artworks were created using various media related to Freedom Fighters who valiantly fought in the Liberation War. The exhibition consists of photography, video, sculpture, installation and special paintings -- that used blood donated by Freedom Fighters as paint.
28 March 2016, 18:00 PM

'Out of the Box 6' concludes at Drik Gallery

The sixth annual photography contest and exhibition of photography community Through the Lens: Bangladesh (TTL) concluded at Drik Gallery in the capital on March 27.
27 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Art exhibition 'The InvisiBellas' comes to town

Bengal Art Lounge hosts an art exhibition “The InvisiBellas” based on a street art project that aims to shed light on gender-based inequality.
22 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Bistaar holds exhibit on International Women's Day

In celebration of the International Women's Day 2016, Bistaar: Chittagong Arts Complex organised a group photo exhibition by 18 female photographers of Chittagong.
16 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Bipul's “Journey With Wreckage-2” at AFD

Broken windows, rotting and weather-beaten walls, moth-eaten pieces of wood...
16 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Asami Shiode's solo painting exhibition at Zainul Gallery

Department of Drawing and Painting of University of Dhaka (DU) has organised a weeklong solo painting exhibition by promising Japanese artist Asami Shiode.
15 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Solo exhibition of Asif Bahauddin Sikder

Artist Asif Bahauddin Sikder's eight-day solo art exhibition, titled “Really Don't Mind A Little Bit of Lonesome”, began at Gallery Cosmos-2 on March 4, says a press release.
8 March 2016, 18:00 PM

The Masculinity Project at EMK Center

In search for answers to the question “What does it mean to be a man?”, senior research associate of James P Grant School, Saad Adnan Khan, and photojournalist of The Daily Star, Kazi Tahsin Agaz Apurbo, traversed different locations and intersections of Bangladesh and posed this question to the common man.
6 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Dipa's solo show at Shantiniketan

Promising Bangladeshi artist Mahbuba Yasmin Dipa's first solo exhibition titled “Pink Myth of Hell” was held last month at Ratan Palli, Shantinikatan, India.
6 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Shoeb Faruquee exhibits at Radisson Blu

A month-long solo photography exhibition of renowned photographer Shoeb Faruquee opened at Radisson Blu Chittagong Bay View in the port city on Saturday.
6 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Butterflies of Bangladesh ends at Drik Gallery

A butterfly is a symbol of fragility and restlessness. A mass of butterflies, fluttering from flower to flower, remind us of the childhood
28 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Poetic vision in lines and colours

Ranjit Das, draws a sparse vista at each turn of his array of artworks, more like pages of a book one is invited to flip through. Each of them inscribed with a chapter of a story, simultaneously ephemeral and condensed in the capsule of a moment from one picture frame after the other, each edition forging a part of the whole.
26 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Shutter Stories: Tales in Pixels

In photography there is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality.
24 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Esperanza Romero's Unknown Spirit at Cosmos-2

A 10- day solo art exhibition, titled “Unknown Spirit”, by Spanish artist Esperanza Romero opened at Gallery Cosmos-2, New DOHS, Mohakhali,
23 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Saeeda Kamal's solo exhibit at EMK Centre

“Nature has so many moods,” says Saeeda Kamal. The artist's ninth solo watercolour exhibit is now on at EMK Centre, Dhanmondi.
14 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Bimanesh Biswas' exhibit opens at AFD Book on SM Sultan launched

The inaugural ceremony of an exhibition titled “Cosmic Beauty” by Bimanesh Biswas was held at the Alliance Francaise de Dhaka (AFD) Gallery on Friday. The programme will run till February 19.
7 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Rasel Chowdhury bags Samdani Art Award 2016

Rasel Chowdhury, an alumnus of Pathshala South Asian Media Institute, has won the prestigious Samdani Art Award 2016. Vying with
6 February 2016, 18:00 PM