Top 10 Art Galleries in India

Apr 28, 2023, 17:24 IST

Wion Web Desk

Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata

The Academy of Fine Arts in Kolkata, founded in 1933, is one of India's most important art galleries. Rabindra Nath Tagore's 'Girl with a Pitcher' and 'A Winter's Evening' are two of its most famous paintings.

Drishyakala Art Museum

Drishyakala, established in partnership with the Delhi Art Gallery (DAG), contains Indian art dating back to the 18th century, ranging from British "Oriental Scenery" landscapes to powerful modern Indian paintings. 

The Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh

Sculptures, in addition to paintings, are on show at this notable museum in Chandigarh. The museum, which opened to the public in 1968, is divided into departments for sculpture, architecture, and art paintings.

Government Museum, Chennai

The Government Museum in Chennai, often known as the Madras Museum, is India's second oldest museum and art gallery. It displays works by great artists such as Raja Ravi Varma.

Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai

Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai, established in 1952, is owned by a private organisation and houses paintings by practically all popular Indian artists, from Jamini Roy to Arpita Singh.

National Gallery of Modern Art, Bengaluru

The National Gallery of Modern Art, one of India's younger art galleries, opened in Bengaluru in 2009. The art gallery currently has over 500 paintings from both traditional and modern genres.

National Museum, New Delhi

The National Museum in New Delhi has been in operation since 1949 and contains an unmatched collection of art works. Paintings from contemporary painters, as well as Mughal, Deccan, Rajasthani, Sikh, and Kashmiri artists, are on display.

Aakriti Art Gallery

Aakriti Art Gallery has grown to become one of India's most prominent modern art galleries. The gallery has two locations: one in Kolkata and one in New Delhi. This gallery features traditional paintings, sculptures, printmaking, video art, and installations.

Triveni Kala Sangam

Triveni Kala Sangam is a significant cultural and arts complex as well as an educational institute in New Delhi. Triveni, as it is usually known, was founded in 1950 by Sundari K. Shridharani, who was also its founding Director. It has four art galleries, a chamber theatre, an outdoor theatre, an open-air sculpture gallery, and different arts, music, and dance schools.

Amdavad ni Gufa, Ahmedabad

The concept of a gallery has traditionally assumed a calibrated relationship between space and artwork; a concept modified in Amdavad ni Gufa by a fusion of architecture and art. The underground cavern-like space has curved walls, sloping columns, a dome-shaped roof, and a moving floor.

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