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Art Genre:
Paintings, Miniature paintings, Textile, Graphic art, Line drawings, Contemporary art paintings, sculptures
Established In:
1933
Features :
It is a repository of one of the finest collections of paintings by eminent Indian and foreign artists including Rabindra Nath Tagore, Jamini Roy, Nandalal Bose and M.F.Hussain. The collection of Rabindra Gallery can be divided into three categories – personal effects of Tagore, his letters and manuscripts and his paintings. The Miniature Art Gallery houses painting of various schools like Mughal, Rajasthani, Ram-Sita, Rag-Ragini and others. The gallery of Contemporary Art has a collection of paintings and sculptures from 1900 to present day. The Old Textile Gallery has unique collection of Balucharis, Benarasis, Chanba Rumal, Daccai Jamdani, Patola and others. T. Leslie Martin collection of Carpets that are housed in the Carpet Gallery. The Old Engravings Gallery is rich with the engraved art works. The Contemporary Graphic Art and Line Drawing Gallery houses the works of eminent Indian artists.
Art Genre:
Indian art, Bengal art, Folk art, Sculptures, Paintings
Established In:
1937
Features :
Asutosh Museum of Indian Art, the first public museum in any University in India, was established in 1937. Named after Sir Asutosh Mookerjee, the great educationist, who introduced the study of Indology including Indian art and archaeology at the University level, this Museum stands for preservation, presentation and study of objects of Indian art and antiquity particularly of eastern India. The museum has more than 25,000 items consisting of sculptures, paintings, folk-art objects, textiles, terracottas, etc. of extraordinary variety, providing a wide panorama of cultural endeavours of the people throughout the ages.
Art Genre:
Heritage artworks of India – Mughal paintings, Decorative art, Bengal paintings, Textile
Established In:
1814
Features :
The Indian Museum in Central Kolkata, West Bengal, India, also referred to as the Imperial Museum at Calcutta in colonial-era texts, is the ninth oldest museum in the world, the oldest and largest museum in India as well as in Asia. It is famous for upholding and displaying the cultural heritage of India. It has four sections each with a gallery showcasing a particular kind of paintings. These include the Mughal painting Gallery, Decorative art Gallery, Bengal painting gallery and the Textile Gallery.
Art Genre:
Indian and International art in digital art, New media art, Installation art
Established In:
2013
Features :
This museum expands into a 50,000 square meter art centre that merges local and international works of art. It displays both Indian and international art and is designed by Herzog and de Meuron, the architects of the Tate Modern and the Beijing Olympic Stadium. KMOMA brings with it a refreshing change, that of digital, new media and installation art.
Art Genre:
Paintings, Indian miniature paintings, Sculptures, Rare books, Artefacts
Established In:
1921
Features :
Victoria Memorial art gallery has a collection of both Indian and foreign painters. There are various sections housing 25 galleries, each section allotted to specific artworks including Indian miniature, Royal Gallery, Culcutta gallery, and Indian and foreign paintings, the national leader’s gallery, the portrait gallery, central hall, the sculpture gallery, the arms and armory gallery, and the newer, Kolkata gallery. The Royal Gallery is dedicated to paintings of Queen Victoria. It also has a collection of rare and antiquarian books such as the illustrated works of William Shakespeare, the Arabian Nights and the Rubaiyat by Omar Khayyam as well as books about kathak dance and thumri music by Nawab Wajid Ali Shah.