25 November, 2026 - 02 January, 2027

Programme

All dates 25 Nov Wednesday 26 Nov Thursday 27 Nov Friday 28 Nov Saturday 29 Nov Sunday 30 Nov Monday 01 Dec Tuesday

Santiniketan

Wednesday

November 25, 2026

Santiniketan Opening | Chataal, Kala Bhavana

  • 11:30 am: Inauguration and welcome address
  • 12 noon: Panel discussion: Banalata | Entangled

Nandan Museum Kala Bhavana

  • 3:00 pm: Walkthroughs

Santiniketan Society of Visual Art & Design (SSVAD)

  • 4:00 pm: Inauguration of Jogen Chowdhury’s exhibition
  • 4:30 pm: Dramatic reading from Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Raktakarabi’ by Sohini Sengupta and Anirban Chakrabarti | Followed by a walkthrough
  • 6:30 pm: Sitar recital by Pandit Budhadditya Mukherjee

Santiniketan

Thursday

November 26, 2026

Sculpture Park – Visva-Bharati Campus

  • 10:30 am: Walkthrough

Krittika Arts Space

  • 11:30 pm: Walkthrough

Tokaroun

  • 12:30 pm: Walkthroughs

Somnath Hore Studios

  • 3:00 pm: Walkthrough

Arthshila

  • 4:30 pm: Walkthrough and talk

Santiniketan

Registration Required

Friday

November 27, 2026

Arthshila

  • 11:00 am: Workshop by Impart
    (Register at mail@bengalbiennale.com)

Kolkata

Saturday

November 28, 2026

Kolkata Opening

  • 11:00 am: Bengal Biennale Kolkata shows open across 9 venues

Alipore Museum

  • 3:00 pm: Walkthroughs
  • 5:00 pm: Inauguration
  • 5:30 pm: Panel discussion – Banalata | Indestructible
  • 6:30 pm: Music by folk ensemble Dohar

Kolkata

Sunday

November 29, 2026

Indian Museum

  • 11:00 am – 1:00 pm: Walkthroughs and Discussions

Dockyard Co.

  • 3:00 pm: Walkthrough

Lalit Kala Akademi (AJC Bose Road)

  • 4:00 pm: Walkthrough
  • 5:15 pm: Walkthrough

Venue to be announced

  • 7:00 pm: Coras Trio, Belfast | Musical performance In association with British Council

Kolkata

Monday

November 30, 2026

TRI

  • 4:00 pm: Walkthrough
  • 5:00 pm: Walkthrough

Alipore Museum

  • 6:00 pm: Panel discussion – Why Biennales Matter: Valentino Calricala, Massimo Fogliati, and Ritika Biswas. In association with Consulate General of Italy, Kolkata

Kolkata

Tuesday

December 1, 2026

Siddhi & Muni Art Studios: Stephen Court

  • 4:00 pm: Walkthrough

Victoria Memorial

  • 5:00 pm: Walkthrough

New Currency Building

  • 6:30 pm: Opera Soprano Paoletta Marrocu and Piano virtuoso Luisa Prayer | Performance
    In association with Consulate General of Italy, Kolkata

New Empire

  • 7:30 pm: After hours walkthrough