75th Independence Day of National Gallery of Modern Art

National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) will be renovated and reorganised as a part of the commemoration of the 75th Independence Day next year.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021

The National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) is the premier art gallery which aims to acquire and preserve works of modern art from 1850s onward.

It is run and administered as a subordinate office to the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

Its collection includes works by artists such as Thomas Daniell, Raja Ravi Verma, Abanindranath Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore, Gaganendranath Tagore, Nandalal Bose, Jamini Roy, Amrita Sher-Gil as well as foreign artists.

The main museum in New Delhi was established in 1954 by the Government of India, with subsequent branches at Mumbai and Bangalore.