Vanshika Anand
The Indian Music Experience Museum (IME) is a first-of-its-kind interactive
music museum in India. Located in JP Nagar, Bengaluru, the museum is a
non-profit initiative of the Indian Music Experience Trust, supported by the
Brigade Group. The museum features a hi-tech Exhibit Area, a Sound
Garden, a Learning Centre for music education, and several performance
spaces.
The museum seeks to engage visitors through interactive exhibits that
showcase India's musical heritage, from traditional folk music to classical
and contemporary genres. The museum's Learning Centre provides music
education for both beginners and advanced learners.
Ramakrishnan, a visitor, said, The museum shows how rich and diverse
heritage of Indian music we have, a legacy that has been passed down
through the centuries, and one that we are proud to showcase to the
world." The museum's focus on preserving and promoting Indian music is
essential in a rapidly changing world where traditional art forms are often
overlooked.
Yashasvi, another visitor, said, “IME's Sound Garden, which features a
collection of musical instruments from different regions of India, which is my
favorite part of the museum.”
Visitors can play the instruments and experience the diversity of sounds
and rhythms that make Indian music so vibrant and unique.
Mrs. Preema, another visitor, said, “It is a great place to introduce the youth
to the diversity of Indian music and that’s why my kids love to come here.”
The museum has a total of three floors with an elevator connecting them. Each
floor has galleries and different forms of music could be seen, heard and
read about.
IME is open on weekdays and weekends except on Mondays. Located at
Brigade Millennium Avenue, JP Nagar, 7th Phase, Bengaluru. On
weekdays, a ticket for adults costs Rs. 150/- while a ticket for children costs
Rs. 100/- and children below five years are free. On weekends, tickets for
adults are Rs.250/- and for children (aged more than five years), it is Rs 200/-.
The IME is a tribute to India's musical heritage and a gift to the people of
India. Through its exhibits, and community outreach, the IME is an
essential resource for preserving and promoting India's musical heritage.
IME conducts both in-person and online public programs.
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