National Gallery of Modern Art

{{About|the institution in India}} [[Image:Three Girls, by Amrita Sher-Gil, 1935.jpg|right|220px|thumb|''Three Girls'', by [[Amrita Sher-Gil]], 1935, now at the National Gallery of Modern Art in [[New Delhi]], where most of her works are displayed]] The '''National Gallery of Modern Art''' ('''NGMA''') is the leading [[India]]n art gallery. The main museum at [[New Delhi]] was established on March 29, 1954 by the [[Government of India]], with subsequent branches at [[Mumbai]] and [[Bangalore]]. 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. ==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. Hermann Goetz (1898–1976), 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. 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. The first-ever exhibition of [[Anish Kapoor]] in India was held at the NGMA, New Delhi from November 2010 - February 2011, apart from being held at the [[Mehboob Studios]], Mumbai from November 2010 – January 2011. ==Mumbai== [[Image:National Gallery of modern art.jpg|270px|thumb|National Gallery of Modern Art, 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 * [[Egypt]]ian artefacts such as [[mummy|mummies]], statues, etc. Bibliography: Ella Datta, Treasures of National Gallery of Modern Art.ISBN 978-81-88204-30-4.MAPIN(Ahmedabad) ==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. In Bangalore , it is functional in Manickavelu mansion on Palace road, on a walkable distance from Jawaharlal [[Nehru Planetarium]]. At the moment NGMA houses approximately 500 exhibits that are spread across a corridor, tiny rooms and large spacious halls that span two floors. You need at least half a day to see the entire space. The exhibits have been displayed - classified into broad categories - according to different time periods, art schools and by artists. One can see paintings by Raja Ravi Verma, Jamini Roy, Amrita Sher-Gil, the Tagore brothers and Rabindranath Tagore and a large number of Modern and Contemporary artists. ==External links== {{commonscat}} * [http://ngmaindia.gov.in/ National Gallery of Modern Arts, Official website] {{Delhi}} {{Mumbai topics}} {{Tourist attractions in Mumbai}} {{coord missing|Delhi}} {{DEFAULTSORT:National Gallery Of Modern Art}}