National Gallery of Modern Art or NGMA

he National Gallery of Modern Art or NGMA, as it’s popularly called, was established in 1954. It has a splendid collection of paintings, some of which are as old as 150 years and with over 17,000 works in its repertoire – they have everything from miniature paintings, modernist interventions and au courant contemporary expressions including the 19th and early-20th century paintings of British artists, Thomas Daniell, and his nephew, William on display. The gallery showcases changing art forms through the years starting from about 1857 in the field of visual and plastic arts. Their prominent works come from the Tanjore and Mysore period, European travelling artists, the Company period, Kalighat painting, academic realism, Bengal school, art movements of 1960s and 1970s, modern sculptures, print making and photography. Where: Jaipur House, India Gate| Timings: 10 am – 5 pm (Monday Closed) | Ticket: Rs 10 KIRAN NADAR MUSEUM OF ART, SAKET From the government’s initiatives to promote art to the efforts of a non-commercial, non profit organisation focussed on fixing the disconnect between art and the public – the Kiran Nadar Museum Of Art (KNMA) is enhancing the museum-going culture in India and is best known for its Subodh Gupta Line of Control opening exhibit in the middle of the mall. The museum’s aim is to act as a site for visual and intellectual dialogue with the core collection highlighting the work of 20th century Indian painters from the post-Independent decades to younger contemporaries. They organise specially curated shows that help the viewer understand the art journey. Currently, they are running a show titled Visions of interiority: interrogating the male body, Rameshwar Broota: A Retrospective. Capturing Broota’s work over a period of five decades, this exhibition highlights the seminal shifts in his practice – from social satire to quiet introspective themes, bright colours to a monochromatic palette and from the body to its fragments and counterparts.