Kochi-Muziris Biennale

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Kochi-Muziris Biennale കൊച്ചി-മുസിരിസ് ദ്വൈവാര്‍ഷിക കലാപ്രദര്‍ശനം
Logo of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2018
Genre	International Art Exhibition (Contemporary art)
Begins	12 December 2022
Ends	10 April 2023
Location(s)	Kochi, Kerala, India
Founded	2012; 12 years ago (2012)
Attendance	600,000 (2016–17)[1]
People	Shubigi Rao (Curator) Bose Krishnamachari (Co-founder & President of KBF)
Website	www.kochimuzirisbiennale.org

The Kochi-Muziris Biennale is an international exhibition of contemporary art held in the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. It is the largest art exhibition in the country^[2] and the biggest contemporary art festival in Asia.^[3] The Kochi-Muziris Biennale is an initiative of the Kochi Biennale Foundation with support from the Government of Kerala. The concept of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale was ideated and executed by Venu Vasudevan, IAS, who was the Government of Kerala's cultural secretary. The exhibition is set across Kochi, with shows being held in existing galleries, halls, and site-specific installations in public spaces, heritage buildings and vacant structures.

Indian and international artists exhibit artwork across a variety of mediums, including film, installation, painting, sculpture, new media and performance art. The Kochi-Muziris Biennale tried to invoke the legacy of the modern metropolis of Kochi and its mythical predecessor, the ancient port of Muziris.

Alongside the exhibition, the Biennale offers a program of talks, seminars, screenings, music, workshops and educational activities for schoolchildren and students.^[4]