Sari Summer Season at MAC

About our events

Join us for a brilliant line-up of lively, colourful events inspired by The Offbeat Sari exhibition. We’re also joining forces with our friends at Dishoom, Zindiya and Indian Brewery to deliver delicious Indian-inspired food, drink and special events. Check out our Food & Drink page for more info.

Come and have a great day out including a visit to the exhibition, lunch in our KILN Cafe and a wander around Cannon Hill Park - bring your besties and aunties!

The Offbeat Sari

Sat 28 June - Sun 2 Nov | Free entry
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Sari Stories

Sat 24 May - Sun 19 October | Free entry
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A person is sitting on concrete steps, holding a sewing machine between their legs with one hand. The walls behind them are a light blue.

Jashaan Gill: A new fashion commission inspired by the sari

Sat 28 June – Sun 2 November | Free entry
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List of Events

  1. A range of colourful fabrics in a pile

    World of Quilts: India Kantha (ASC113)

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  2. Someone is laying ceramic tiles in a wooden space surrounding a mirror

    Inspired by India: Mosaic Mirrors (ASC121)

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  3. A South Asian woman in her late twenties jogs along a road, wearing a pink anorak, headphones and a blue head covering.

    Womb + Q&A

    Cinema
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  4. Wooden blocks with intricate designs engraved on them, used for printing on various materials

    Inspired by India: Block Printed Notebook (ASC117)

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  5. Someone is moulding a mound of clay with their hands

    Indian Pottery (ASC114)

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  6. A group of young girls with their arms in the air. They are all wearing red long sleeve tops, with a sari around their necks and secured with a belt. They are smiling.

    Midsummer Masti Summer School

    Family
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  7. A range of fabric, dyed blue with white patterns on them

    Inspired By India: Indigo Dye Workshop (ASC806)

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  8. Arts Market: Inspired South Asian Arts and Culture

    Free
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  9. Midsummer Masti: 6 Weddings 9 Songs and 50 Saris

    Theatre and Dance
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  10. Vibrant material with stitching, with circular mirrors in the fabric

    Inspired by India: Kantha Stitched Covers (ASC116)

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  11. An indian woman wearing a colourful sari holds a small lamp on the palm of her hand. A lit candle sits in the middle of the lamp. Behind her is a series of stained glass windows.

    Outdoor Cinema: Devdas

    Cinema
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  12. a zoomed in picture of six people wearing colourful Sari, cropped to show just their lower bodies

    Sari Draping Workshop

    Talks
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  13. CBSO: A Taste of Bollywood

    Music
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  14. A picture of Poppy Jaman, against a white background. Poppy has short curly brown hair and is wearing a red top.

    Chai and Chat: My Marathon Sari

    Talks
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  15. Photograph of Jaspreet Kaur. She is sat on the floor with her legs crossed, in front of a large bookcase.

    Brown Girl Like Me: Jaspreet Kaur Book talk

    Talks
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  16. The Offbeat Sari Curator’s Talk with Priya Khanchandani

    Talks
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  17. South Asian Batik Dyeing (ASC126)

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