Abasin Arts Council (formerly Abasin Arts Society) is an art gallery and exhibition centre in

Peshawar Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...

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. Council is located behind the

Peshawar Museum The Peshawar Museum ( ur, پشاور میوزیم ''(colloquial)''; پشاور عجائب گھر ''(official)'') is a museum located in Peshawar, capital of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The Peshawar Museum is notable for its colle ...

History

Abasin Arts Society was established in October 1955 by the Commissioner of

Peshawar Division Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...

, ''Musarat Husain Zuberi''. It was registered under the ''Societies Registration Act, 1880''. In 1967 its name was changed to ''Abasin Arts Council''. Council's present building was constructed later behind the Peshawar Museum.

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