Art lovers, get ready! In 2025, India is booming art-wise, with plenty of exhibitions and major happenings in dynamic cities. Whether you are in the bustling artistic scenes of the capital or relaxed areas in Goa, this is going to be a big year for the art lovers.
This year, we’re seeing cool new ways that make old artists come to life, and art shows that make you think hard, all adding to India’s big mark on the world art map.
So, if you want to find cool art or just need to chill and see great art to beat the hot summer, here are the top art events to see in 2025.
1. Da Vinci & Van Gogh Art Showcase, Delhi
When: May 24 to August 31, 2025
Where: DLF Promenade Mall, Delhi
Consider the glimpse of the genius of Leonardo da Vinci and the liberal use of colors of Vincent Van Gogh in unison with technology. It is a new show in town, by DLF Malls and The Legends Immersive Cinema and features the newest technology and the coolest storytelling across a huge platform. In Da Vinci Genius, you will have a chance to see massive screens with familiar images like The Mona Lisa or The Vitruvian Man, accompanied by terrific music from DJ Sasha. The display also has an AI tool that lets you talk with the Mona Lisa, making for a very special chat. Next, Van Gogh – An Immersive Story drops you right into over 300 moving pictures, like Starry Night and Sunflowers, making you see Van Gogh’s world in a fresh way.
2. Serendipity Arts Festival, Panjim, Goa
When: December 12 to 21, 2025
Where: Panjim, Goa
Now marking a decade of art, food, tunes, and shows, the Serendipity Arts Festival is more than just a standard fest; it’s a rich cultural trip. In ten days, this mega event is full of scenes, noise, and everything as over 35 popular leaders such as Shubha Mudgal, Ehsaan Noorani, and Lillete Dubey cast their spells. Serendipity is going international this year, and there will be mini shows in Birmingham and Dubai. It also promotes itself as one of the best art events in South Asia. They also combined hot live acts, displays, deep-dive workshops, and wide talks at their UK show, working with Birmingham City University, in May 2025.
3. Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2025–26, Kochi
When: Dec 12, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
Where: Fort Kochi, Mattancherry & Ernakulam
The grand finale of India’s art year, the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB), is much more than a mere show. It’s a whole art life. During its sixth edition, the biggest modern art festival in Asia and the finest art exhibition in India will be headed by Goa homegrown Nikhil Chopra and HH art spaces. They will plunge into deep topics, such as self, power, past, and body with worldly enrichment. Visiting 60-plus artists and works that are displayed across 3 towns during a period of 4 months, KMB proposes a wide and deep journey that takes much more than just a weekend.
4. Art Mumbai 2025, Mumbai
When: Nov 13 to 16, 2025
Where: Mahalaxmi Race Course, Mumbai
Art Mumbai is back for round three, bigger, bolder, and more worldwide. This top art fair mixes top collectors, pro gallery folks, and new art fans. Past highlights have included a captivating ‘Sculpture Walk’ with significant works like Ravinder Reddy’s Devi and Wolf’s Sea of Poppies, making for both good pics and deep thoughts. This year, works from world stars like Warhol and Picasso will be there next to new local talents, keeping it as Mumbai’s premier art meet.
5. The Wondering and Wandering Mind, Delhi
When: July 17 to August 30, 2025
Where: Gallery Pristine Contemporary, Delhi
In her first big show in India, Omani artist Haneen Almoosawi uses simple thread and linen to make deep links to memory and feeling. In The Wondering and Wandering Mind, she lays out stitched textiles with resin and light, making calm spots where simple forms meet deep feelings. Her art, soft-spoken and full of feeling, pulls people into a quiet space where the thread is both a thing and a symbol.
6. The Personal is Mythical, Delhi
When: July 25 to August 18, 2025
Where: LATITUDE 28, Delhi
Curated by Bhavna Kakar, The Personal is Mythical is a robust group exhibition, blending the story-telling abilities of Bhajju Shyam, Neha Sahai and Viraj Khanna. Here, our very own stories, past, and art words turn and call out deep, shared thoughts, mixing old stories, blurring the lines between folklore, individual identity, and collective memory. The show goes into how one’s own story turns wide and big, and how the big can feel very close.
7. Objects May Appear Softer…, Delhi
When: July 24 to September 4, 2025
Where: Black Cube Gallery, Delhi
This huge performance features 21 Indian women performers working in a variety of art forms, exploring the powerful concept of a woman gaze. Objects May Appear Softer… is a subversion of old men’s stories into small, intensely observed, green, and big-group perspectives. The use of experimental textiles, found items and digital overlays that re-imagines femininity in an exciting new form is something the visitor should watch out to experience how there is an element of constant change and transformation inherent to the role of women in the creation of the modern and contemporary art of India.
8. Non-Residency, Jaipur
When: August 10 to October 5, 2025
Where: Jaipur Centre for Art, City Palace, Jaipur
Art person Rajiv Menon makes a mark with Non-Residency, the first one-gallery show at Jaipur’s enormous City Palace. This must-see show digs into split-up selves through deep art by stars like Chitra Ganesh, Baseera Khan, and Shyama Golden. It digs deep into how “not fitting in” can open up a big, rich space for making new things, linking India and the world.
9. Baarish, Delhi
When: August 23, 2025
Where: Travancore Palace, Delhi
Baarish is a unique show in all the senses to those who hear deep art in the sounds of rain. Based on the rainy time, it combines the feel, sound and beat of rain art to sound arrangements. It is a succession of local performances that leaves you feeling the season through song, artwork, performances and food which makes it a short, intense, peaceful and splendid experience.
10. Cities: Built, Broken by Sudhir Patwardhan, Kochi
When: September 6 to September 30, 2025
Where: Durbar Hall Art Centre, Ernakulam, Kochi.
Sudhir Patwardhan’s deep look at Mumbai’s non-stop city growth, Cities: Built, Broken, is both a real show and a dream. It contains more than 75 new paintings of the old artist having large and small paintings in various sizes. This well-told art exhibition reaches the depth of the contemporary Indian handling of space and class. Patwardhan who is a trained radiologist has the sensitivity of anatomy that is evident in his impressive radiating of the human body and a busy metropolis.
Conclusion
Whether you’re sipping coconut water under the Goan sun, lost in Delhi’s art spots, or looking into Kochi’s art scene, 2025 seems set to be a year where art breaks its old limits. It jumps out, looks right at you, and asks profound questions. At a time when tech sorts out what we pick and plans shape what we like, there’s nothing like stopping to look at a strong work that stirs you up, making a real, plain bond.
