18,000 pieces and counting

MAP, a private museum expected to come up in Bengaluru, launched digitally on December 5. Founder and trustee Abhishek Poddar, himself a renowned art collector, speaks to Dhamini Ratnam about how the pandemic changed the course of the museum, why a digital launch is actually a blessing in disguise, and how his journey as an art collector began through serendipitous encounters with artists like MF Husain and Manjit Bawa among others.