Bengal Foundation's arts centre in Dhanmondi: exhibitions, music recitals, talks and screenings — free and open to all.
Bengal Shilpalay is the Dhanmondi home of the Bengal Foundation, a private arts trust set up more than three decades ago by Abul Khair, who credits his uncle, National Professor Abdur Razzaq, with his love of the arts.
The foundation works across music, art, literature, crafts, cinema and architecture: exhibitions drawn from its own collection and from contemporary artists, music recitals and a school for classical music, a forum for independent film, and a publishing house.
Shilpalay gathers that work under one roof as galleries and event spaces. Since it began, the foundation's policy has been to keep its programmes free and open to everyone.
Cultural Gathering
Recommended
The national academy of the arts at Segunbagicha: the National Theatre, the National Art Gallery, and most of Dhaka's group-theatre nights.
Segunbagicha, Dhaka
Performances & exhibitions: Most days — see the Academy's notices
Ticket prices are set by each production
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Cultural Gathering
The national academy of the Bangla language, in Burdwan House — and host of the Amar Ekushey Boi Mela every February.
Ramna, Dhaka
Amar Ekushey Boi Mela: Every February
Varies by programme — see the Academy's notices
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Cultural Gathering
The music institution behind the Pohela Boishakh dawn concert at Ramna Batamul, with its own auditorium and school in Dhanmondi.
Dhanmondi, Dhaka
Saturday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Entry to many programmes is by audience pass, applied for and downloaded on Chhayanaut's website. The hours shown are the reception desk's; programmes can run later.
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