3 Best Performing Arts Venues in Delhi, India

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Delhi is India's cultural hub, with performers from all over the country heading to the capital to cultivate their national audience. Painting, music, dance, theater, and, of course, film are all well represented. The large and modern India Habitat Centre has the best combination of all of the above; on any given evening, it hosts several good programs. The only problem is that publicity is nonexistent, so you must be persistent to find out what's happening— www.delhievents.com is a reliable source of information on cultural events. Failing that, the daily newspapers, especially the Times of India and the Hindustan Times, are also good sources. The staff at your hotel may be able to help, too.

India Habitat Centre

South Delhi

The various exhibition spaces here showcase painting, sculpture, Indian craft, and creativity of every kind. The main Visual Arts Gallery is just inside Gate 2.

India International Centre

South Delhi

This established performance space near the Habitat Centre holds events from poetry readings to documentary film festivals. It's the place to witness the capital's famed love of high art.

Lalit Kala Akademi

Central Delhi

This government-run gallery in a large 1950s building shows several exhibits at once, usually of varying quality.

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