Roswyn Announces a Cultural Collaboration with Dheeya Somaiya to Shape its Art and Programming Vision
Mumbai: Roswyn, the luxury lifestyle hotel under Ennismore’s Morgans Originals, has announced a cultural collaboration with Dheeya Somaiya to shape the hotel’s art and cultural programming, marking a new chapter in Roswyn’s vision of creating a hospitality experience where art, design, and culture are woven into the everyday life of the space.
The collaboration is built around a simple idea: art should not feel like something added to a hotel, but something that naturally belongs within it. Together, Roswyn and Somaiya will develop a long-term cultural programme that includes exhibitions, artist residencies, collaborations with artists and designers, and experiences that connect the hotel more deeply with Mumbai’s creative landscape.
“What interested me was that the conversation went beyond putting art on the walls and towards thinking about what the hotel could become culturally,” said Dheeya Somaiya. “Roswyn feels less like a conventional hotel and more like a place where people can spend time. That gives it real scope to host cultural experiences.”
Roswyn has already established a strong design identity, and this collaboration aims to build on that by introducing a dynamic cultural layer that evolves over time. The focus is on creating a living programme rather than a static collection, allowing guests to engage with art in a way that feels unexpected, accessible, and personal.
“I don’t want art to feel like something added to the hotel after the fact,” Somaiya added. “It should feel part of the experience. In a place like Roswyn, people can come across an artist or an exhibition naturally, even if they didn’t arrive looking for it.”
A key part of the vision is artist residencies, where artists live and work within the space, allowing guests to encounter the creative process as it unfolds. Alongside residencies, Roswyn plans to build a contemporary programme that encourages experimentation and collaboration across art, design, and culture.
The collaboration reflects a broader shift in luxury hospitality, where hotels are increasingly becoming cultural destinations in their own right. For Roswyn, the ambition is to create a space that is connected to Mumbai’s artistic energy while building a distinctive cultural identity of its own.
“Art can give a place a sense of memory,” said Somaiya. “You might not remember every detail of a hotel, but you remember a work that caught your attention or a cultural experience that stayed with you. For Roswyn, I think art can make a stay feel more personal and give people something to take away with them.”
Over time, Roswyn aims to create a programme that becomes closely associated with the hotel, one that brings artists and audiences together and becomes part of Mumbai’s wider cultural conversation.
With this collaboration, Roswyn is not simply adding art to its walls; it is investing in a cultural identity that will continue to evolve with the city, its artists, and the people who pass through its spaces.
