Kochi Muziris Biennale 2018
The fourth edition of the Kochi Muziris Biennale, will run from 12 December 2018 to 29 March 2019. The venues are listed below.
Aspinwall House
Aspinwall House is a large sea-facing property in Fort Kochi, and a primary venue for the Kochi-Muziris Biennale. Aspinwall has been loaned to Kochi-Muziris Biennale by DLF Limited.
Anand Warehouse
Just a stone’s throw away from the historical Coonan Kurish Palli, Anand Warehouse is one of several of its kind dotted alongside Bazar Road, Mattancherry.
Cabral Yard
Cabral Yard is the site for the Biennale Pavilion, a multi-functional structure that hosts programming as well as the “Knowledge Laboratory” envisioned by curator Anita Dube.
David Hall
Named after David Koder, a Jewish businessman who resided there with his family, David Hall is a Dutch bungalow built around 1695 by the Dutch East India Company.
Durbar Hall
Set in the heart of Ernakulam city, near Kochi’s main railway station, Durbar Hall was built in the mid-nineteenth-century by the Maharaja of Cochin to host his Royal court.
Kashi Art Cafe / Town House
Kashi Art Cafe is an old Dutch property converted into a cafe. Kashi Town House was once a family home in the heart of Fort Kochi that has been converted into a gallery space.
MAP Project Space
Lined alongside Bazar Road are structures dating back several hundred years, when the spice trade was at its peak. Leading into Mattancherry, there were built at a time when the Dutch ruled Cochin
Pepper House
Pepper House is a waterfront heritage property located on Kalvathi Road in between Fort Kochi and Mattacherry. The building consists of two historic ‘godowns’ (a dockside warehouse).
TKM Warehouse
TKM Warehouse is a renovated warehouse space with several exhibition rooms and hosts URU Art Harbour, a cultural hub that functions through the year. The building is part of a working dock.
News
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March 29, 2019
Flag lowered as biennale ends 4th edition
Flag lowered as biennale ends 4th edition; aims at a bigger fest in 2020
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March 29, 2019
Students’ Biennale: Jury declares awards
Students’ Biennale: Jury declares 3 international awards, 1 national honour
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March 27, 2019
Sunil Janah at Kochi Biennale
Sunil Janah’s socialism-inspired images at biennale wind back to Bengal famine
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March 26, 2019
Anant Joshi at Kochi Biennale
Anant Joshi’s Biennale collateral offers satirical take on world through ‘batata’
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March 26, 2019
Palestine & South Africa
Palestine & South Africa: Travails of invasion find focus in two photo series at biennale
VISITING THE BIENNALE
“The fourth edition of Kochi-Muziris Biennale runs from 12 December, 2018 – 29 March, 2019.“ Venues are open every day from 10 AM – 6 PM. Tickets are available for purchase for ₹100 at Aspinwall House.
GETTING TO FORT KOCHI
By Air: Fort Kochi is 45 km from Kochi International Airport, Nedumbassery. By Train: Fort Kochi is 13 km from Ernakulam Junction (South) Station and 16 km from Ernakulam Town (North) Station. By Boat: Fort Kochi is 20 mins from the Ernakulam Boat Jetty and 10 mins from both Willingdon Island and Vypin Boat Jetty. By Bus: Fort Kochi is 15 km from the main bus station in Ernakulam.