The Devi Art Foundation is a

contemporary art Contemporary art is the art of today, produced in the second half of the 20th century or in the 21st century. Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Their art is a dynamic com ...

museum located in

Gurgaon Gurgaon (pronunciation: �ʊɽɡãːw, officially named Gurugram (pronunciation: �ʊɾʊɡɾaːm, is a city located in the northern Indian state of Haryana. It is situated near the Delhi–Haryana border, about southwest of the nationa ...

, Delhi, India. The museum opened in September 2008, making it the first contemporary art museum in India. It was founded by Anupam Poddar and his mother Lekha Poddar, whose family businesses include

Sirpur Paper Mills Sirpur Paper Mills Limited (SPM) is an integrated pulp and paper mill situated at Kagaznagar in Komaram Bheem district, Telangana. JK Paper Ltd acquired Sirpur Paper Mills in August 2018. Establishment Sirpur Paper Mills Ltd was established i ...

and the

Devigarh Devi Garh Palace is a heritage hotel and resort, housed in the 18th-century Devi Garh palace in the village of Delwara. It was the royal residence of the rulers of Delwara principality, from mid-18th century till mid-20th century. Situated ami ...

luxury hotel in

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. The museum hosts permanent and temporary exhibitions of

Indian art Indian art consists of a variety of art forms, including painting, sculpture, pottery, and textile arts such as woven silk. Geographically, it spans the entire Indian subcontinent, including what is now India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, N ...

from the collections of its founders, described by ''

ArtAsiaPacific ''ArtAsiaPacific'' is the longest running English-language periodical solely dedicated to covering contemporary art and culture from sixty-seven countries, territories, and Chinese Special Administrative Regions that it considers to be within As ...

'' as "one of India's most important private collections," containing "more than 7,000 contemporary, modern and tribal artworks from across the

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." Deeksha Nath organized its first exhibition, ''Still Moving Image'', focused on the video and photography of twenty-five Indian artists. The museum's building, designed by architect Aniket Bhagwat, mixes

Corten steel Weathering steel, often referred to by the genericised trademark COR-TEN steel and sometimes written without the hyphen as corten steel, is a group of steel alloys which were developed to eliminate the need for painting, and form a stable rus ...

with handmade bricks. It also houses the headquarters of Sirpur Paper Mills on its upper floors.

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* Contemporary art galleries in India Art museums and galleries in India 2008 establishments in Delhi Art museums established in 2008 {{India-museum-stub