The Centenary retrospective exhibition of Benodebehari Mukherjee opened at the National Gallery of Modern Art New Delhi on 30th of December 2006 and will continue till 11th of February 2007.

, , The Retrospective is expected to travel to Mumbai and Kolkata subsequently. The retrospective includes a wide selection of over 400 works from the oeuvre spanning over sixty years. These consist of paintings in tempera, water colour and ink on handmade paper and silk as well as oils in various formats of scrolls, books and screens from 1921 to 1957. From the period of post-blindness 1957 till his death in 1980 there are a series of paper cuts, drawings, prints and some sculptures are included.

, , The Exhibition displays nearly original size digital enlargements of his murals including the 8 X 80 feet magnum opus of Life of the Medieval Saints in Hindi Bhavan, the ceiling mural of the dormitory, both in Santiniketan ,the Banasthali murals in Rajasthan and a post-blindness tile mural in Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan. All these first time ever outside the venues of the originals.

, , The contextual background of Santiniketan etc is presented through photographic display. During the course of the exhibition outreach programmes, lectures and a panel discussion are being planned.

, , The Exhibition will remain on view till 11th February, 2007, Daily from 1000 a.m. to 500 p.m. Monday Closed.