About Alhamra Arts Council
The Alhamra Arts Council, with its distinctive red-brick modernist buildings on the Mall (designed by Nayyar Ali Dada), is the beating heart of Lahore’s performing and visual arts, theatres, galleries and halls hosting drama, music, dance and exhibitions year-round.
For anyone interested in contemporary Pakistani culture, checking what’s on at Alhamra is essential.
Highlights
- Modernist architecture, Award-winning red-brick design.
- Performing arts, Theatre, music and dance.
- Galleries, Rotating visual-art exhibitions.
- Cultural calendar, Festivals and events throughout the year.
Plan this stop with National College of Arts (NCA) and Pak Tea House for a more complete Lahore itinerary.
Nearby & related sites
National College of Arts (NCA)
Pakistan's premier art school in a beautiful historic Mall Road campus.
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The legendary literary café where Lahore's writers and thinkers gathered.
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Lahore Museum
Pakistan's greatest museum, home to the famous Fasting Buddha of Gandhara.
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