National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi
Over 17,000 works under one roof at Jaipur House — India's visual story from 1857 onward, in one of the world's largest modern art museums.
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At Jaipur House, with 12,000 square metres of exhibition space, this Ministry of Culture gallery opened in 1954 and pulls together painters from the colonial era through the nationalist Bengal School and beyond. The collection ranks among the world's largest dedicated to modern art.
What to look for
- Works by Amrita Sher-Gil and Raja Ravi Verma — two of the most distinct voices in the collection, separated by era and style
- Bengal School paintings by Abanindranath Tagore, Gaganendranath Tagore, and Nandalal Bose, whose influence shaped Indian modernism
- The oldest pieces in the collection, some dating to 1857 — well before the gallery itself existed
Located at Jaipur House, New Delhi; the Delhi branch is the main site, with additional branches in Mumbai and Bangalore.
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