Jiraz Art Gallery
Jiras Art Gallery was the fifth art gallery established in Dhaka, Bangladesh, after Dhaka Art College Gallery, Gallery East Pakistan Arts Council Gallery (now Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Art Gallery), Art Ensemble (at Dhanmondi) and Desh Gallery (at Indira Road).[1][2]
Founded by artist-entrepreneur M.M.Yacoob and journalist Aftabuddin Ahmed in Shahbag, the gallery was the third established by non-government initiative.[1][2] By 1970, when the gallery was established, only the government galleries founded earlier were still surviving. It was the first art gallery to practice commerce in art in Bangladesh and later on, artist yacoob has opened up another branch in gulshan 2 as Yeart Gallery which is still running successfully.[citation needed]
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- Bangladesh Art Gallery on Banglapedia
- Dhaka Galleries on the Independent
- Find Bangladeshi Art @ online
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