National Gallery of Modern Art, Bangalore

National Gallery of Modern Art (Bangalore)
Main entrance of the National Gallery building
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Established18 February 2009 (2009-02-18)
LocationBangalore
Coordinates12°59′23″N 77°35′17″E / 12.989705°N 77.588150°E / 12.989705; 77.588150
TypeArt gallery
CollectionsPainting of renowned Indian artists.
Collection size500
OwnerGovernment of India
Nearest car parkOn site (no charge)
Websitehttp://ngmaindia.gov.in/ngma_bangaluru.asp

National Gallery of Modern Art is an art gallery in Bangalore. It was inaugurated in the year 2009. It showcases modern Indian art and houses paintings by Raja Ravi Verma, Jamini Roy, Amrita Sher-Gil, Rabindranath Tagore and a large number of modern and contemporary artists.[1] Equipped with an auditorium, a public art reference library, a cafeteria, and a museum shop cum facilitation block, the NGMA Bengaluru looks ahead to becoming a hub of art activities and a major cultural centre at Bengaluru. The gallery organizes and hosts talks on art and culture by speakers, seminars, film screenings as well as workshops and guided walks throughout the year.[2]

  1. ^ Tripathi, Shailaja (11 December 2017). "How Bengaluru's National Gallery of Modern Art has become a cultural hotspot". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  2. ^ "National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi". ngmaindia.gov.in. Retrieved 11 September 2019.