This winter, one of Delhi’s most iconic cultural spaces — the Humayun’s Tomb World Heritage Site Museum is hosting a landmark international exhibition that brings the ancient creation narratives of Australia’s First Nations peoples to the heart of India’s capital.
The immersive exhibition, Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters, is on display until 15 March 2026, and represents a rare and powerful cross-cultural dialogue between two ancient civilizations.
Developed by the National Museum of Australia in partnership with the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), New Delhi, Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters is the first major Australian Aboriginal exhibition to tour India. Since its 2017 debut in Canberra, the exhibition has travelled internationally to museums in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Finland before arriving in South Asia.
The exhibition offers multiple layers of engagement, blending traditional artworks with cutting-edge immersive elements:
- Nearly 300 Artworks and Objects
- Immersive DomeLab Installation
- The Songlines Pathway
- Community-Led Curation
Songlines at Humayun’s Tomb Museum is not only an artistic showcase but also a platform for deep intercultural engagement. By presenting Indigenous Australian stories within a historic Indian context — at a UNESCO World Heritage Site that symbolizes India’s own multilayered cultural past.
Whether you are an art lover, a history enthusiast, or simply a curious traveler, experiencing Songlines in the evocative setting of the Humayun’s Tomb Museum is a chance to witness storytelling in its oldest, most powerful form — as a lived, breathing continuum of memory and imagination.
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