Madras Craft Foundation opened the DakshinaChitra Art Gallery in January 2005, with the objective of bringing contemporary art through exhibitions to the public. With the opening of the Art Gallery Madras Craft Foundation has taken one more step on its journey to bridge the past with the future and its goal to promote and encourage contemporary art and design.

The prominent location of the Gallery between the reception center and the restaurant gives it high visibility to our approximately 80,000 annual visitors. (2005 visitor ship figure)

DakshinaChitra also offers seminar space and guest house facilities at very reasonable prices.

Theme exhibitions coupled with seminars have been very successful at DakshinaChitra.
We invite collaborations for special theme exhibitions and seminars with a potential to
impact the arts, architecture, ecology and society.