Delhi’s layered history heals into art this weekend as DAG presents The City as a Museum a multi-art and heritage festival running from September 6 to 21. The grand opening unfolds at Qudsia Bagh a once-forgotten 18th-century garden built by Begum Qudsia, mother of Emperor Ahmad Shah. There, historian Swapna Liddle revives memories of the grand Coronation Durbar of 1902–03 through the lens of an Indian crafts exhibition once hosted in the garden. 

The festival re-imagines Delhi not as a static relic but a living canvas. From historic monuments and intimate artists’ studios to nature sanctuaries and private homes, it unfolds across ten immersive venues. Audiences are invited on curated walks, exhibitions, performances, and discussions that invite the present to converse with the past. DAG’s vision art as a mediator between memory and contemporary life is palpable: the city becomes more than its monuments; it becomes a dynamic dialogue across time and space.