Art & Culture Current Affairs
Art & Culture Current Affairs 2026–27 covers the latest updates on Indian Art, Culture, Heritage, Festivals, UNESCO sites, GI tags, Archaeology, Literature, Dance, Music, and Cultural Policies for UPSC, SSC, Railways, State PCS, and other competitive exams.
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NFDC-NFAI Adds Three Sivaji Ganesan Films to National Collection
On 8 October 2026, the NFDC–National Film Archive of India (NFDC-NFAI), based in Pune, added three 35 mm Tamil films starring Sivaji Ganesan to its national collection. Aparna...
Lahori Gate Haveli Cleared for Shahjahanabad Museum
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has cleared the conversion of Lahori Gate Haveli into the Shahjahanabad Museum and Interpretation Centre in Old Delhi. The Indira Gandhi National Centre...
Jharkhand’s Mandar Gets Geographical Indication Tag
Mandar, a traditional folk percussion instrument of Jharkhand, received a Geographical Indication tag from the Geographical Indications Registry in Chennai on September 28-29, 2026. The registration links the...
Lalit Kala Akademi Announces 20 Awards at National Exhibition
The Lalit Kala Akademi, the National Academy of Art, announced 20 awards at the 65th National Exhibition of Art on 27 September 2026. The exhibition is being held...
Delhi’s Chandni Chowk Town Hall to Become Global Heritage Centre
Delhi’s Town Hall complex in Chandni Chowk is set for redevelopment as a Global Heritage Centre under a Memorandum of Understanding signed on 20 September 2026. The agreement...
Madurai Meenakshi Temple Kumbabishekam Held After 17 Years
The Maha Kumbabishekam of the Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, was held on 17 September 2026 after a gap of 17 years. The previous Kumbabishekam...
Centre Reconstitutes Central Board of Film Certification with 18 members
The Central Government reconstituted the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) with 18 members on 16 September 2026. The reconstitution was made under Section 3(1) of the Cinematograph...
Kumik Declared Ladakh’s First Heritage Village
Kumik village in Zanskar was declared Ladakh’s first designated Heritage Village on 15 September 2026. The declaration was made by the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Vinai Kumar Saxena,...
Wadda Gurdwara Sahib Reopens After Restoration
Wadda Gurdwara Sahib in Penang, Malaysia, reopened in September 2026 after extensive conservation and restoration work. The 125-year-old Sikh gurdwara was established in 1901 and is recognised as...
Kashmir Hosts Inaugural International Film Festival
The inaugural International Film Festival of Jammu and Kashmir (IFFJK) began on 7 September 2026 at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar. The four-day festival, themed...
Sri Aurobindo Virtual Museum Unveiled at Auroville
A state-of-the-art virtual museum on Sri Aurobindo was unveiled on 4 September 2026 at the India Space in Bharat Nivas, Auroville, during commemorations linked to his 150th birth...
