National Gallery of Modern Art
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The National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) was established on March 29, 1954 by the Government of India, with a gallery in New Delhi. Its collection of more than 14,000 works includes artists such as Thomas Daniell, Raja Ravi Verma, Abanindranath Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore, Gaganendranath Tagore, Nandalal Bose, Jamini Roy, Amrita Sher-Gil as well as foreign artists, apart from sculptures by various artists. Some of the oldest works preserved here date back to 1857.[1]
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[edit] New Delhi
Situated at the end of Rajpath, facing the India Gate, the building was a former residential palace of the Maharaja of Jaipur, hence known as "Jaipur House". It was designed by Sir Arthur Bloomfield, after the construction of Lutyens' Delhi, in 1936.
Though the idea of the National Gallery was floated in 1949, it was formally inaugurated by Vice-president Dr S.Radhakrishnan in 1954, in the presence of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Herman Goetz, a noted German art historian became its first curator and in time it added new facilities such as Art restoration services, a Art reference Library and a Documentation Centre [2]. Then in 2009, a new wing of the National Gallery of Modern Art was inaugurated adding almost six times the space to the existing gallery, plus it has a new auditorium, a preview theatre, conservation laboratory, library and academic section as well as a cafeteria and museum shop [1][3].
[edit] Mumbai
NGMA Mumbai was opened to the public in 1996. It hosts various exhibitions and art collections of famous artists, sculptors and civilisations. It is located near Regal Cinema in Colaba. Exhibits include:
- A collection of Pablo Picasso's works
- Egyptian artefacts such as mummies, statues, etc.
[edit] Bangalore
A building in Bangalore was being refurbished in 2006 to open as the third site of NGMA. This follows a prolonged period of development and controversy.[4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b History NGMA website
- ^ National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi Saatchi Gallery.
- ^ New wing of National Gallery of Modern Art inaugurated The Hindu, January 19, 2009.
- ^ Whose gallery is it, anyway?, The Hindu, Aug 18, 2002
National gallery of Modern Art, Bangalore has been opened for public on February 2009 by the Hon'ble Minister of Cultural Affairs, Ms. Ambika Soni.
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