Museum of Goa is also known as MOG. ‘Mog’ in Konkani means Love. This Museum in North Goa, India, is in fact not a museum but a unique private contemporary art gallery created and curate by love by Dr Kerkar.
In spite of its Art Gallery like tranquillity, this is not a dreary place. Children as well as adults will enjoy visiting this Gallery. MOG explores Goa’s history through the lens of contemporary art through interesting and eclectic mix of sculptures, installations, paintings and pottery.
His series ‘Fishermen and the Ocean’ and ‘Mahatma Gandhi’s Heart Sounds’ are my personal favourite. I have covered other objects of interest, timing, location and few other details about Museum of Goa in this post.
An offbeat tourist attraction in goa
“Wahan tourist nahin jaate hain Madam, Industrial area hai woh,” (Tourists don’t visit this industrial area) quipped our driver nonchalantly.
My mom, my sister and I were in Goa to celebrate my mom’s birthday and we were game for all things non-touristy! We cajoled the driver and asked him to follow the MOG road signs and Indigo coloured Mermaids for directions.
Spanning over 1,500 Sq ft and Sprawled across three floors in the middle of the dusty industrial area of Pilerne in North Goa, the Museum of Goa was a pleasant surprise.
Eclectic work at Museum of Goa
Museum of Goa provides space for both temporary and permanent exhibitions. New works are added regularly to the displays, thereby ensuring a dynamic and constantly evolving museum.
Vasco-da-Gama was responsible for introducing chillies into India. This wooden sculpture is Dr Kerkar’s ode to Vasco.
MOG is a perfect example of artistic and commercial sensibility working in sync.
Museum of Goa: Subodh Kerkar
Dr Subodh Kerkar is the creator and curator of the installations at MOG.
A qualified medical professional, he gave up medicine to pursue conceptual art 27 years ago. MOG is his work station now and if you are lucky you can even meet him at the Museum (just like we did).
Museum of Goa (MOG) Store
The MOG Store offers beautiful jewellery inspired by the sea. You can also buy T-shirts, postcards, badges, fridge magnets, small sculptures, had crafted souvenirs worthy of curation.
Open Everyday, 10am to 6pm
museum of goa timings
MOG is open on all days from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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museum of Goa entry fee
The Museum of Goa Ticket Price is as follows:-
Indian – Rs. 100 per adult
Foreigner- Rs. 300 per person
Students- Rs. 50 per person (Indians)
Students- Rs. 150 per person (Foreigners)
Museum of Goa Location
Plot No 79, Pilerne Industrial Estate , Pilerne , Bardez Goa – 403511
Things to Know before you go
- Museum of Goa is not a museum, but a private art gallery.
- It will take you one and half hours to two hours to visit this museum.
- Photography is allowed inside the premises.
- Their is an ‘in-house’ cafe.
- Toilets are neat and clean.
- There is a 15 minute documentary which you can see if you are interested in knowing more about how Dr Kerkar decided to give up medicine and pursue his passion for art.
- MOG Sundays is an initiative to bring to the public a series of talks, films and expressions from experts of various creative fields, worldwide. The event curated by Dr. Subodh Kerkar is hosted every Sunday from 11:00 am- 1:00 pm at the Museum of Goa.
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I like the museum although agree it’s more of a private gallery than a museum. I loved the chillies installation. Is it very big or rather small?
Paula, it’s a three-storeyed gallery and it takes around 1 and a half hours to 2 hours to visit. Quite an interesting collection, I must say 🙂
Hey Richa,
who knew that Goa had such an incredible gallery! I’ve only heard about the fantastic beaches, to be honest 😉
I’ll definitely put it on my itinerary once I decide to travel to India.
Cheers!
I am glad you found this interesting 🙂
The Museum of Goa looks like a great place to spend a couple of hours! Did they happen to have an English audio guide or materials in English to read about the different exhibits?
Jimmy, all the exhibits have detailed information in English. So understanding the exhibits will not be an issue 🙂
This is more informative than Lonely Planet is 🙂 Definitelly an interesting tip! I can see that Goa has much more to offer than touristic beaches….
JANE I am doing a happy dance here after reading your awesome compliment 🙂 and Yesss Goa has so much more to offer than the touristy beaches!
Ok so I LOVE THIS!!! Firstly I’ve been wanting to visit Goa for such a long time. On top of that, I absolutely love finding unique and wonderful smaller museums like this!! Art is a passion of mine, and I love the style of the art pictured here. Those chilli peppers are so much fun!
The installations here were very intriguing 🙂
This is great information especially because i am travelling to goa in December. Havent heard about the museum before.
Goa in December sounds awesome. Have a lovely time Sinjana 🙂
Very interesting find! I have never heard of this museum despite having been to Goa several times but like you said, not a lot of people know about it or visit it. I am not a very museum person but some kinds of museums do spark my interest. Seems like I might just like MOG.
I love offbeat attractions and always search for it. So thanks for sharing this hidden gem of Goa and as this museum has so many unique art pieces, it would be interesting to visit this. I loved those eclectic colorful chillies and painting by Kerkar’s father. It is good your mom met the creator of these artworks and as an artist, I would also love to meet him.
Have been to Goa so many times but never visited the museum of Goa. Have added in the list for the next time. Did not know that Vasco-da-Gama introduced chillies into India. The picture is so vibrant and pretty. Such wonderful artwork with coconut shell. Glad you shared about it as not much is spoken of MOG elsewhere.
We love to explore art galleries so this looks like a must to visit when we’re in Goa. Love the chilli sculpture! Fascinating to read about and I hope we can visit when we travel to India.
I have visited Goa twice, but sadly given this place a miss. I never knew this museum had such interesting artworks and exhibits. I am going to make sure to visit it whenever I am in Goa next.
Thanks for sharing! Looks very interesting 🙂 I love how the chillis look, so cool! Always keeps me wondering, how come they decide to call something a museum, while it’s a private art gallery? Will save it for later!
What a fascinating place! I love a good museum and some of those art pieces are stunning!
The personal gallery creation as a hobby was long lost as an art. In earlier years, around 1950’s or 60’s, art collection was on its pinnacle in the West and there used to competition among people in this field. Glad to see someone in India has such a rare hobby. You have taken a bold step to encourage other people as well to consider art collection museum as a serious hobby. Thanks for the post. 🙂
The Museum looks awesome, and I also like the chilli instalation. It really is an interesting one, considering Vasco da Gamma also brought with him the Portuguese language which is an official language in Goa, if I am not mistaken!
MOG was on my list this Goa visit but it slipped off my mind. When I return to Goa next year, I’ll make time for it.
I must say not many people visiting Goa would think about visiting Museum of Goa. But your pictures and description make me wanna visit it.. There are some unique art installations and interesting stories in there.
I think an Art museum is for Art lovers – no matter where they are art lovers look out for Museums – it’s definitely not your routine touristy place 🙂
So many great exhibitions! India is on my bucketlist to hopefully visit within the next 2 years so I will definitely pin this post to revist later, thank you!
Lovely 🙂 I hope you like it here in India.
I have to admit that I’m not the biggest fan of art galleries but this looks so cool! It something so different and not your typical India experience, I would think. Seems like a great place to learn about the culture.
Great post. The museum looks really fascinating. Interesting to read that it is a private gallery rather than a public museum. Cannot wait to visit Goa some day, hopefully not too long away.
I love exploring away from the touristy areas. That’s always where you seem to find the best things
Never been to Goa but wow what a quirky museum! I love the mix between traditional style art and the hyper-modern sheep sculpture! I would love to make it to india one day
How interesting to see! My parents are visiting Goa next year and they would be interested with this, i’ll share your post to them!
I want to head to Goa. I currently live in Chennai so will head over there soon, this art gallery looks right up my street. I will pin it for later and can’t wait to explore North Goa properly.
I assume this is the place where Shivya’s book launch happened in Goa? I heard abut it many times and will surely visit the next time I am in the coastal heaven!
I love the fact that the art in the museum is diverse and really brings out the talents of the artists. I am truly intrigued by how the art piece of a man riding a bike was designed- it looks so real i just cant wrap my head around it. This is truly amazing talent
This looks so interesting! I love the chili pepper display! Definitely will have to add this to my bucket list for India. Thanks for sharing!
wow i didnt realise goa has such a rich artistic culture. Lovely to see!