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RELEVANCE
The idea of a national art gallery to germinate and bear fruit was first mooted in 1949. It was
nurtured by Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru and Maulana Azad.
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. Designed by architect Charles G
Blomfield and his brother Francis B Blomfield, as a residence for the Maharaja of Jaipur, the
butterfly-shaped building with a central dome was built in 1936.
SITE
Location Jaipur House, Rajpath, New
The National Gallery of Modern Delhi
Art (NGMA) is the premier art
gallery under Ministry of Culture, Coordinates 28.610083°n
Government of India. The main 77.234399°e
museum at Jaipur House in New Type Modern Art Museum
Delhi was established on 29 March
Owner Government Of India
1954 by the Government of India,
with subsequent branches
Total Area Of Plot 31674 Sq.M
at Mumbai and Bangalore. Its 7.84 Acres
collection of more than 14,100
works includes works by artists Existing Building Total 4620 Sq.M
such as Thomas Daniell, Raja Ravi Area
Verma, Abanindranath
Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore, as
well as foreign artists, apart from
sculptures by various artists. Some
of the oldest works preserved here
date back to 1857. With 12,000
square meters of exhibition
space, the Delhi branch is one of
the world's largest modern art
museums.
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5.INSTITUTION &
ADMIN. BLOCK
6.CENTRAL COURT
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HVAC
Museum Shop
Plant room
Ticketing counter
Photography and
Auditorium Lab Store
Toilets
Lobby
Administration
Ground Floor Plan View Of The Gallery From The Ground And The Top
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INFERENC
Sculpture Court There is no proper signage , a person will easily get
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confused.