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November is making a rather good case for spending time indoors, and Mumbai’s art scene is giving you plenty of reasons to do so. The city’s museums, galleries and creative spaces are rolling out a fresh crop of exhibitions this month, with works spanning contemporary art, experimental installations and modern Indian masterpieces. Whether you’re a regular on the gallery circuit or need the occasional nudge to look beyond the usual weekend plans, there’s plenty to put on your radar. Here are six art exhibitions to check out across Mumbai this November.
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Gambette Dreams | The Kin
Imagine if a hotel looked like something straight out of an artist’s dream. Paris-based artist and designer Anne Claire Gambette takes over The Kin Hotel for an immersive art and design experience featuring playful installations, moving images, bold colours and music. You can walk through the place, wondering about the creative process behind the transformed check-in counter, the Design Store, Terttulia, and Room 104 reimagined as Gambette Dream Room – plus custom-designed carpets by Jaipur Rugs, imaginative furnishings and unexpected details. This collaboration also extends to ART Mumbai and Luxury Lifestyle Weekend with installations titled Bed of Dreams and Daydreaming Benches.
Where: The Kin Hotel, Prabhadevi
When: Wednesday-Sunday, November 11-15, 12pm to 7pm
Before the World Settles | Six Continuum
What happens when memory, separation and uncertainty shape the way we see the world? You’ll find the answers through the works of Sri Lankan artists – Firi Rahman, Sandatharaka Abeysinghe, and Ruwan Prasanna – who bring their perspective through this group exhibition. These artists examine emotional landscapes and alternative realities to challenge the viewer’s perception of the surrounding world. The showcase opens the dialogue between Sri Lanka’s contemporary art scene and Mumbai’s evolving presence on the international art calendar, connecting the creative voices across the world.
Where: Six Continuum, Prabhadevi
When: From Thursday, November 12, 12pm to 7pm
H. A. Gade: The Visionary Progressive and Contemporaries | IFBE
If modern Indian art is on your art exhibitions list, then IFBE in Ballard Estate has a showcase curated by Suhas Bahulkar: H.A. Gade: The Visionary Progressive and Contemporaries. The exhibition is an ode to Hari Ambadas Gade’s legacy, a founding member of the Progressive Artists’Group established in 1948. Revisit the artist’s contemporary works, which expand from expressive landscapes to abstract compositions, and his experiments with colour. From Kashmir to Tea Street, this exhibition traces Gade’s evolving artistic languages and his contribution to Indian modernism.
Where: IFBE, Ballard Estate, Fort
When: Thursday, November 26 to Friday, December 4, 11am to 8pm
After Rain | Gallery Maxima
A rain-soaked landscape isn’t always what you see. The solo exhibition – After Rain – at Gallery Maxima in Fort explores Baroda-based artist Dhruvil Bavadiya’s hazy space between reality, memory and perception. His work across painting and ceramics draws inspiration from daily reflections, landscapes, shadows and fleeting moments, with the use of stoneware, acrylic and oxide pigments to create atmospheric compositions. Check out his works like Shadows Meeting the Feet and Sleeping Tree on the Choppy Water, which play with light, movement and changing perspectives.
Where: Gallery Maxima. Fort
When: Till Saturday, November 14, 10:30am to 6:30pm
Jitish Kallat: Conjectures on a Paper Sky | Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
Discover what connects the earthly to the cosmic at Conjectures on a Paper Sky – a solo exhibition at Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum. Here, you’ll get to walk through the Mumbai-based artist Jitish Kallat’s work across drawings, sculptures, paintings, and installations exploring the ideas of orientation, time, measurements, and shifting perspectives – plus a journey between science and the speculative. Some highlights of the showcase are an expanded version of all 365 original drawings from Integer Study (drawing from life) (2021) and Moon Treaty (2025), exhibited together for the first time.
Where: Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Byculla
When: From Saturday, November 14, 10am to 5:30pm
Preview on Friday, November 13, 6pm to 9pm
A Place Beyond Belief | Art and Charlie
What happens when 18th-century Indian art traditions meet South African landscapes? A Place Beyond Belief, Sujay Sanan’s solo exhibition, answers the question. The artist draws on Pahari miniature painting and Himalayan Thangka symbolism, plus contemporary realities exploring identity and human relationship with nature. You can see the artworks made of 20-gauge GI sheet and stainless steel wielding dots, among others, which blend sacred imagery, wild landscape and unsettling references to modern-day destruction, including AI infrastructure and discarded warheads.
Where: Art and Charlie, 71A Pali Village, Bandra West
When: Till, December 24, 11am to 8pm (closed on public holidays)