National Gallery of Modern Art Bangalore

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National Gallery of Modern Art, Bangalore, Karnataka. Edit

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National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) Bangaluru branch was inaugurated by the Honourable Union Minister of Culture and Tourism. Over 90 years old, the Manikyavelu Mansion on Palace Road was once the property of the Mysore royal family. Spread over an area of 3.5 acres, the historic heritage mansion was transformed from a residency into a museum gallery, with a display space of 1551 sq. m by architect Naresh Narasimhan of Venkataramana Associates. The heritage building has been supplemented by a new Gallery Block, which adds a display space of 1260 sq. m. The new architecture is so designed, that while fulfilling the requirement of spaces needed by a modern museum, it coexists in harmony with the style and ambience of the traditional mansion. Equipped with a refurbished auditorium, an open air theatre, a reference library, offices and art storage, a cafeteria, and a museum shop cum facilitations block, the NGMA looks ahead to becoming a hub of art activities and a major cultural centre at Bangaluru. The architects of the New Wing of NGMA, M/s. TEAM were provided the requisite support in the organization of the interiors and the detailing of the display systems.The National Gallery of Modern Art consists National Treasure from late 18th century to the present. You would find some of the ancient ganjifa cards, Minutures paintings, Paintings from company period, Bengal School, and that of Raja Ravi Varma, Amritha Sher Gil, Ravindarnath Tagaore, Gaganendranath Tagore, Jamini Roy, Ramkinkar Baig, Binodh Bihari Mukerjee, Sailoz Mukerjee, M.F.Hussain. Also some artist from South India like K.K.Hebbar, S.G. Vasudev, Yusuf Arrakal, Ravikumar kashi, R.B.Bhaskaran, Achutan Kudlur and lot of contemporary Artists from all over the country.

National Gallery of Modern Art Bangalore, Bangalore

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