Indian music experience museum

Here’s Art Fervour’s guide to visiting and making the most out of your visit to the Indian Music Experience museum (‘IME’). Read on for a detailed guide on planning your trip, or skip to the end for a quick reference guide for the key details. The IME is the first and only interactive music museum in India. Situated in the leafy suburbs of JP Nagar in Bangalore, the museum has exhibits for every genre and sub-genre of Indian music that one could possibly be curious about. As you enter the museum, you will see ‘The Sound Garden’, a collection of instruments made from stone and metal, and the largest xylophones that you’ll ever come across. Each instrument has instructions on how to play it. Take some friends along and have a jam session mixing the sounds of chimes, bells and their echoes. Also, don’t forget to play the instruments on the railings in the garden. The Sound Garden Instruments on the railings After you purchase your ticket, you start your musical education from the third floor. Keep your ears open in this museum, as you will constantly hear strains of music from every corner. The first exhibit on the third floor is an infographic of the nine Raagas of Indian classical music. Then the floor opens to many exhibits on Contemporary expressions, hybrid sounds of Indian music, Indie music, etc. Stop at each of these exhibits to read about the particular genre’s subculture, and then put on the headphones placed under the screens to listen to the music. You also have t...

We created an immersive film that tells the story of Indian music in an approachable, engaging manner that can connect across all ages and interests. Using the timeless narrative of a story being told by a mother to a child, the film uses mix media to create a memorable experience. The film is one of the key installations within the museum, delighting guests and propagating the story of Indian classical music. The IME is an initiative of the non-profit Indian Music Experience Trust, supported by the Brigade Group. Technical Details Area: 130sqm 270 Degree Projection Duration: 5 minutes Capacity: 40 to 50 people standing Small railing to lean on 4 nos of 11000 Ansi 3 Chip DLP Edge blending projector with back end controller – Surround ceiling mounted speakers and back end hard wares Screen Go onto gypsum board

Every genre of Indian music has been enriched by legendary artistes who have added a new dimension to their art, leaving an indelible mark for generations to come. The IME Museum has in its collection many instruments and objects that have been owned and played by legendary musicians - a selection of these is displayed here. Bismillah Khan's Shehnai The shehnai is a wind instrument of North India made of wood, with a double reed at one end for blowing, and a flared bell at the other. Originally a folk instrument that was used in processional music during weddings and funerals, it was given a special place on the Hindustani classical concert platform, in large part due to the efforts of Bismillah Khan. Courtesy: Zamin Hussain (Son of Bismillah Khan) Bismillah Khan's Shehnai Bismillah Khan fondly referred to his shehnai as his ‘begum’ (wife). He had the distinction of playing the national anthem from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the day of India’s independence (August 15th, 1947) and was awarded India’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna in 2001. Bismillah Khan's Cap A trademark part of his attire, the white cap is deeply associated with Bismillah Khan. Although he was a practicing Muslim, his life and music is also a symbol of India’s syncretic musical traditions. Bismillah Khan would practice for hours together in the precincts of the Kashi Vishwanath temple in his hometown of Benares, a holy place for Hindus, where his forefathers were temple musicians. Courtesy:...

In a day and age when travel is going digital and interactive travel is expected to happen mostly through screens, India’s first and only interactive music museum in Bengaluruis changing the landscape. The Indian Music Experience Museum in Bengaluruis first of its kind in the country, with a hi-tech exhibit area and nine galleries. Aimed at introducing everyone to the diversity of Indian music, it is home to a sound garden with 10 ‘playable’ music sculptures, a learning centre for music education and several performance spaces. Being an official institutional affiliate of the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles, USA, the museum is a haven for history and music enthusiasts. The Instruments Gallery in the museum Not only that, the museum’s collection includes approximately 200 musical instruments — including those owned and played by legendary artists — artifacts such as gramophones, artists' costumes, and musical archives. What Not to Miss The museum also has several ongoing and upcoming exhibitions and some permanent ones. If you’re a lover of history and music, then the exhibit ‘Songs of Struggle’ is something to look forward to. This archival exhibit showcases how music has been a part of political movements, right from India’s national movement to songs of protest that expressed dissent. The exhibit’s highlight is over 35 version of the song ‘Vande Mataram’. Depicting stories through songs in the museum One of the most prominent exhibition at the IME is the Ravi Shankar Centen...

Spread across 50,000 square feet, the Indian Music Experience in Bengaluru is the first interactive music museum of the nation that is most innovatively disrupting the conventional notion of museums among visitors. The Museum exhibits everything about Indian music under a single roof, right from classical to folk, regional and Bollywood. An ideal family outing place along with a rich insight into India’s vast and varied music heritage, the museum has a wide variety of musical genres, themed galleries creating unique melodies and musical artefacts. It took several years and lots of collective efforts to bring this majestic and awesome museum into existence. It has now become one of the most visited spots not only among local residents but also tourists from all over the world. Indian Music Experience, based in Bengaluru, is an initiative of Indian Music Trust and is the coinage of Mr MR Jaishankar, Chairman and Managing Director of the Brigade Group. Being an avid connoisseur of art and music, Mr Jaishankar was highly inspired by Seattle’s Experience Music Project which was founded by Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft. It took nearly a decade to be finally opened for public on November 2018 and is the fruit of the labour of some of India’s best-known musicians, musicologists, and sound and design experts such as Manasi Prasad, Dr Pappu Venugopal Rao etc. The site for the museum was allocated in 2008, and the building was completed in 2013. Later on, the iconic sound g...

[ III ] 01/05/2017 A state-of-the-art interactive music museum. The four-storey building of the museum with a covered area of about 4000 square bmetres has been built at a cost of about Rs 40 crore (6 million USD). The museum is expected a footfalls of around 5 lakh visitors annually. The museum has been built on a plot of about one hectare located in a posh locality of JP Nagar in Bangalore. The piece of land has been donated by a private developer, Brigade Group, in its sprawling ‘Brigade Millennium Complex’ of apartments. The museum accommodates an interactive exhibit area consisting of eight thematic galleries showcasing various facets of Indian music, an instruments gallery with 250 musical instruments, and several computer-based interactive installations that allow the visitor to experience the process of music-making. A Sound Garden is the second major attraction of the IME. It features musical sculptures including reeds, chimes, tubular bells, plate gongs and musical stones that introduce visitors to the principles of sound. A Learning Centre is yet another important component of the IME. It is planned for delivering curriculum-based music education and development of music teaching aids for schools. The Learning Centre consists of five classrooms, a seminar hall and a library to hold music classes, workshops and lectures on regular basis. In addition to the above, the IMA comprises a cafe for refreshments and a gift store for music related memorabilia. The realiza...