Seminars / Conferences / Workshops

Date/Time Event
25/03/2026 - 26/03/2026
All Day
10th National Janjatiya and Lok Sanskriti Literature Festival

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Kala Nidhi Division is organizing 10th NATIONAL JANJATIYA AND LOK SANSKRITI LITERATURE FESTIVAL on Theme: Celebrating Janjatiya Literature, Languages, Knowledge Systems & Cultural Heritage


Venue:  Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Janpath Building, Janpath, New Delhi
19/03/2026 - 21/03/2026
All Day
39th Foundation Day of IGNCA

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts celebrating Foundation Day of IGNCA.


Venue:  Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Hotel Janpath Building, Janpath, New Delhi
17/03/2026
4:00 pm
Book Launch and Discussion on "Dialoguing with Timeless Text: Revisiting the Mahabharata"

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Kala Nidhi Division is organizing a Book Launch and Discussion Edited by Balaganapathi Devarakonda & Geetesh Nirban.


Venue:  Samvet Auditorium, IGNCA, Janpath Building, Janpath, New Delhi
12/03/2026
2:30 pm
"Roots and Routes," an Indo-Hungarian dialogue focused on the shared heritage

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Kala Nidhi Division is pleased to invite you to a unique cultural exploration, “Roots and Routes,” an Indo-Hungarian dialogue focused on the shared heritage of the Romani people.

This event, organized by the Liszt Institute Delhi in collaboration with Romani Design and the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), brings together distinguished scholars and designers to discuss the deep-rooted connections between Indian and Hungarian Romani cultures.


Venue:  Umang Conference Hall, 4th Floor, IGNCA, Janpath Building, Janpath, New Delhi
25/02/2026 - 01/03/2026
All Day
National Workshop Lecture Series Cum Exhibition on Sacred Groves of India

Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal in Collaboration with Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata (Giridih), Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi & Sankala Foundation, New Delhi

Theme: Sacred Groves as Reservoir of Bio-Cultural Heritage and Sustainalbe Conservation


Venue:  Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal, MP
23/02/2026
4:00 pm
Exhibition : Margaret Bourke-White and Sunil Janah: A Photographic Collaboration

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Kala Nidhi Division Cultural Archive Division cordially invites you to the Inauguration of Exhibition.

A Curatorial Talk will follow the inauguration:

Speaker: Prof. Alex Lichtenstein, Professor, Department of History (American Studies)
Time: 4:15 pm


Venue:  Darshanam I, Exhibition Hall, Ground Floor, IGNCA, Janpath Building (near Western Court), Janpath, New Delhi
21/02/2026
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
International Mother Language Day Celebration

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Kala Nidhi Division is Celebrating International Mother Language Day on the Theme: The role of young people in shaping the future of multilingual education.


Venue:  Samvet Auditorium, IGNCA, Ground Floor, Janpath Building, Janpath, New Delhi
18/02/2026 - 19/02/2026
All Day
Two Day International Conference on "Cultural Interflow between India and Mongolia"

The Conference is organized by Prof. Nirmala Sharma, an eminent Art Historian and Mongolian Scholar in collaboration with Brihattar Bharat & Area Studies, the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Ministry of Culture, Government of India


Venue:  Samvet Auditorium, IGNCA, Janpath, New Delhi
06/01/2026 - 07/01/2026
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Two Day Workshop on Threads of Care: Techniques and Practices in Textile Conservation and Documentation

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Regional Centre, Archives & Conservation Division organising a Two Day Workshop.


Venue:  Umang Conference Hall, 4th floor, Samvet Auditorium Building, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Janpath, New Delhi
12/12/2025
10:00 am
National Symposium on Living Heritage

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), Kala Nidhi Division in collaboration with ICOMOS-INDIA is organising a National Symposium on Living Heritage, on the occasion of the 20th Session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.


Venue:  Umang Conference Hall, 4th floor, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Janpath Building, Janpath, New Delhi
06/12/2025
12:00 pm
Master Class in Classical Painting

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts Kala Nidhi Division In Collaboration with Russian Embassy Celebrating “Moscow Days” Cultural Festival By Sergei and Maxim Sidorenko (Honoured Artists of Russian Federation & Academy of Arts)


Venue:  Amphitheatre, IGNCA, Janpath Building, Janpath, New Delhi
16/10/2025
5:00 pm
जनसत्ता के प्रभाष जोशी — शब्द, सरोकार और संवाद का उत्सव

इंदिरा गांधी राष्ट्रीय कला केंद्र के कलानिधि प्रभाग द्वारा आयोजित श्री रामबहादुर राय द्वारा संपादित पुस्तक लोकार्पण एवं परिचर्चा में आप सादर आमंत्रित हैं।


Venue:  समवेत सभागार, इंदिरा गांधी राष्ट्रीय कला केंद्र, नई दिल्ली
02/09/2025 - 30/09/2025
All Day
हिंदी माह 2025

आईजीएनसीए द्वारा हिंदी माह का आयोजन किया जा रहा है।


Venue:  IGNCA, Janpath building, Janpath, New Delhi Delhi
25/08/2025 - 26/08/2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Two-day workshop titled "Sacred Symbols and Forms: Interpreting Śiva and Gaṇeśa in Indian Iconography"

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts Culture Archives organising two-day workshop.


Venue:  Umang Conference Hall, 4th floor, IGNCA, Janpath, New Delhi
12/08/2025
11:30 am
Librarian's Day Celebration

IGNCA, Kala Nidhi Division, is celebrating Librarian’s Day to commemorate the 133rd birth anniversary of Dr. S. R. Ranganathan, the Father of Library and Information Science in India.


Venue:  IGNCA, Umang Conference Hall, 4th floor, Janpath Building, Janpath, New Delhi
30/07/2025 - 31/07/2025
4:00 pm
National Symposium on "Timeless Texts and Universal Teachings: Inscription of Bhagavad Gita and Natyashastra in the UNESCO Memory of the World International Register"

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts Cordially invites you to Inauguration of National Symposium.
 

 
Venues: 
– 30th July, 2025 at the Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi
– 31st July, 2025 at Samvet Auditorium, IGNCA, Janpath, New Delhi

16/06/2025
4:30 pm
Book Launch & Photo Exhibition on the book titled 'REIMAGINING JAMMU & KASHMIR: A Pictorial Journey'

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Kala Nidhi Division is organising a Book Launch & Photo Exhibition by Shri Ashish Sharma (published by Bloomsbury).

Note:- The Exhibition will be on display from 16th – 25th June, 2025 from 10:00 am to 05:00 pm at Darshanam – I Exhibition Hall, IGNCA


Venue:  Samvet Auditorium, IGNCA, Janpath Building, Janpath, New Delhi
16/06/2025 - 21/06/2025
10:00 am - 10:00 pm
Filmmaking workshop at IGNCA

Shoot a Short Mobile Filmmaking Workshop for Beginners.
FootPrint Centre for Learning @ The Peninsula Studios and IGNCA present a 6-day Filmmaking Workshop.

Register now by emailing: conservationdivisionignca@gmail.com
Registration Cost – 6000/-


Venue:  Umang Conference Hall, Hotel Janpath Building, Janpath, New Delhi
09/06/2025 - 13/06/2025
3:00 pm
Panel Discussion and Inauguration of Exhibition on International Archives Day

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts Cultural Archives and Conservation division cordially invites you to the Panel Discussion & Inauguration of exhibition of Warli Arts on the occassion of International Archives Day and International Archives Week.

Exhibition Announcement

Stories in White: A Journey through Warli Art
An exhibition celebrating the rich tradition of Warli art.

Dates: June 9 – June 13, 2025
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Venue: First Floor

Open to the public. All are welcome to experience the timeless stories told through the intricate patterns of Warli art.


Venue:  Umang Conference Hall, IGNCA, Janpath, New Delhi Delhi
28/05/2025 - 31/05/2025
10:00 am
Symposium & Workshop on "UNESCO Memory of the World Programme in South Asia: Issues and Challenges"

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Kala Nidhi Division is organizing a Symposium & Workshop in collaboration with UNESCO New Delhi Regional Oce for South Asia – Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka


Venue:  SAMVET Auditorium, Ground Floor,, IGNCA Janpath Building, Janpath New Delhi
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