Mumbai: In two weeks, India's largest museum dedicated to the country's arts, crafts and heritage will open its glass doors to the public. Unlike other museums though, you would need an international air ticket to enter this one - this museum with nearly 7,000 artifacts, a 3km-long art wall and works by over 1,500 artists is actually housed in an airport. Somewhere between check-in and baggage claim, Mumbai's new integrated terminal T2 will show off some of the best of Indian art and craft to foreign visitors as well as Indians.
In fact, the art programme under way at T2 is so ambitious in thought, scale and design that the business of being an airport might seem like an afterthought. For now, "Jaye He", the art project is a closely guarded secret - even journalists are not being allowed a view of the new terminal. But as the day of inauguration, January 10, draws close, details have started trickling out. It is unlikely that any airport in the world in the 100-year-old history of commercial flight showcases art on this scale.
Read News In Full 05/01/14 Times of India
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