The Offbeat Sari
A FREE exhibition celebrating the contemporary sari @ Bunjil Place - Narre Warren.
Featuring more than 50 saris by India's most renowned designers, the exhibition includes highlights such as the glamourous designs of Sabyasachi, Diksha Khanna, Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla, and Tarun Tahiliani; innovative garments by Anamika Khanna, Abraham & Thakore, Raw Mango and Rimzim Dadu; and the iconic hot-pink sari of the Gulabi Gang - a powerful symbol of resistance in India.
This exhibition unravels its numerous forms, demonstrating the sari to be a metaphor for the layered and complex definitions of India today.
It brings together the finest saris of our time from designers, wearers and craftspeople in India.
In recent years, the sari has been reinvented. Designers are experimenting with hybrid forms such as sari gowns and dresses, pre-draped saris and innovative materials such as steel. People in cities who used to associate the sari with dressing up can now be found wearing saris and sneakers on their commutes to work.
Individuals are wearing the sari as an expression of resistance to social norms and activists are embodying it as an object of protest.
Presented exclusively in Victoria at Bunjil Place, The Offbeat Sari is a touring exhibition by the Design Museum, London. Conceived and curated by Priya Khanchandani.
Art & Exhibitions
The Offbeat Sari
Dates
Sun 22 Mar 2026 - Sun 30 Aug 2026
Hours
10:00 am - 5:00 pm (Tue - Fri)
10:00 am - 4.00 pm (Sat & Sun)
Closed Mondays
Location: Bunjil Place - Gallery
Exhibition entry times are available every 30 minutes from 10.00 am. Please aim to arrive as close as possible to the entry time you select to assist with visitor flow through the exhibition.
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❊ When ❊
Happens: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm (Tue - Fri) 10:00 am - 4.00 pm (Sat & Sun)
❊ Where ❊
Bunjil Place: Community & Civic Centre View Venue
2 Patrick Northeast Drive Narre Warren Victoria Map
✆ Venue: +613 9709 9700 | Event: 9709 9700
❊ Web Links ❊
Advertiser:
www.bunjilplace.com.au
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