The first-ever Jerusalem Mumbai Festival — a first-of-its-kind cultural event hosting artists of various styles for a day-long festival — took place on February 16 at the lawns of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) Museum, from 10am to 10pm.
The Municipality of Jerusalem in partnership with The Consulate General of Israel in Mumbai and the Federation of India-Israel Chamber of Commerce held the ‘Jerusalem-Mumbai Festival’ on the February 15 and 16, bringing art, music, dance, food, culture of Jerusalem to Mumbai.
The event was an opportunity to promote collaborations between Israel and Maharashtra in the cultural domain and will serve as another milestone in the growing partnership between the two countries. This cultural festival was presented as a gift from Jerusalem to the people of Mumbai and will seek to inspire artists from Jerusalem and Mumbai to work together.