The National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, is a repository of more than 17000 most significant works of modern and contemporary art in the country. The principal aims of NGMA are to acquire and preserve modern art from 1850 onwards and to present it to a global audience which will create an understanding and sensitivity towards a time that helped shape the contemporary art in India. The institution is also committed to promote contemporary Indian art in its various forms.
The gallery was inaugurated on March 29th, 1954 by Vice-President, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan. In addition, NGMA maintains two functional branches at Mumbai and Bengaluru.
In December 2016 NGMA’s first Director General took charge of the institution with a vision to broaden its horizon with collaborations and partnerships both at the national and international platform and to present Indian art and artists to a wider global audience.