The idea of a national art gallery to germinate and bear fruit was first mooted in 1949. It was nurtured carefully by Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru and Maulana Azad, sensitive bureaucrats like Humayun Kabir and an active art community. Vice-president Dr S Radhakrishanan formally inaugurated the NGMA in the presence of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and artists and art lovers of the city on March 29, 1954. The choice of Jaipur House, one of the premier edifices of Lutyens Delhi, signified the envisaged high profile of the institution.
Jaipur House, India Gate
New Delhi – 110003
Email: ngma.delhi@gmail.com
011 – 23386111
National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi
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