My thesis is to create an art and culture center merging history and contemporary, portraying the various facets of culture that make up the city of Kolkata. On one hand, the design will mainly comprise of a museum containing galleries, art restoration, education, research facilities and an Art Centre, along with workshop areas for vocational training of idol making, weaving, terracotta handicraft and many more while on the other hand it would consist of dining and event spaces serving the various cuisines related to the city, commercial spaces, artist studios and workshops and outdoor performance spaces. The challenge of the design would be to create a space that truly depicts microcosm of Kolkata and will give all the users and visitors a feel of the city at one place. The aim would be to bring aspects like History of the city, contributions in Art, literature and Cinema from the city, role of Tagore in shaping Kolkata’s culture, dance, music and poetry, and the metamorphosis of the city of Kolkata from it
