Why Bengaluruโs Museum of Art & Photography is leaning into tech and the tactile
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a new-age museum in our smartphone era must create perfect selfie spots. Over the past decade, founders, architects, exhibition designers, curators and artists have had to also imagine their works and spaces to double up as Instagram backdrops. At Bengaluruโs Museum of Art & Photography (MAP), however, this isnโt at their โcore of building a museum-going cultureโ, says Abhishek Poddar, the founder of this museum. โAt MAP, these interactive elements, whether analogue or digital, are always intentional choices, not add-ons.โ Abhishek Poddar, founder of MAP | Photo Credit: Prarthana Shetty Accommodating this buzzing…