Established in 1954, by the Government of India, the National Gallery of Modern Art stores the traits of the evolution in the history of Indian paintings. National Gallery of Modern Art records the changing forms of art since the Great Revolt of 1857. Situated in Rajpath in the Jaipur House (formerly the residential palace of the Maharaja of Jaipur) this center of art attrcats millions of art lovers from all across the globe.
The National Gallery of the contemporary art houses a large collection of paintings (around 14000 paintings), graphics, and sculptures made by different renowned artists, as well as amateurs. In this gallery we find paintings, sculptures and graphics from mid 19th century till date. The paintings of many famous painters have found resort in the National Gallery of Modern Art. Among the famous painters, we can name a few:
- Tagore
- Abanindranath Tagore
- Nandalal Bose
- Binod Bihari Mukherjee
- Ramkumar Kinkar, and so on.
- To preserve the various forms of modern art.
- To ensure the permanent display of the paintings and sculptures.
- To organize exhibition, seminars and workshops in order to create an awareness about the art and the artists.
- To facilitate the publication of books, periodicals and other such study materials in order to encourage further studies in the vocational courses such as painting, sculpture, etc.
The National Gallery of Modern Art can be referred to as the holy shrine for painters where tourists inclined towards painting must pay a visit at least once!
Last Updated on 04 July 2011
