नेपाल ललितकला प्रज्ञा–प्रतिष्ठान | |
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.jpg) Sita Bhawan, Naxal serves as the headquarter of the organization | |
| Abbreviation | NAFA |
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| Predecessor | Nepal Academy |
| Formation | April 13, 2010 |
| Founded at | Kathmandu |
| Headquarters | Sita Bhawan, Naxal |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 27°42′48.8885″N 85°19′49.32480″E / 27.713580139°N 85.3303680000°E |
Official language | Nepali, and other Nepalese languages |
Founding Chancellor | Kiran Manandhar |
Current Chancellor | Shambhu Rai |
Current Vice Chancellor | Gopal Chitrakar |
Parent organization | Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (Nepal) |
| Website | nafanepal |
Nepal Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) is the umbrella organization of Nepali artists, researchers and art critics, and an arts institution for research and for exhibitions.[1] A museum in Kathmandu, in a neoclassical building from the 1930s,[2] presents collections of both traditional and contemporary paintings and other works. It was formerly part of Nepal Academy.[1] The Nepal Academy of Fine Arts has also published a number of books about art and Nepali artists.[3]
- ^ a b Khattri, Netra Bahadur. "The development of modern and contemporary art in Nepal". My Republica. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ Nepal's national art collection at risk in building damaged by earthquake, The Guardian, 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Publications – Nepal Academy of Fine Arts". nafanepal.org. Retrieved 8 August 2020.