National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) going to bebe renovated
- July 22, 2021
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National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) going to bebe renovated
Subject : National organisations
Context : Union Culture Minister said the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) here would be renovated and reorganised as a part of the commemoration of the 75th Independence Day next year.
Concept :
- The National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) is the premier art gallery which aims to acquire and preserve works of modern art from 1850s onward.
- It is run and administered as a subordinate office to the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
- Its collection includes works by 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.
- The main museum in New Delhi was established in 1954 by the Government of India, with subsequent branches at Mumbai and Bangalore.