Jehangir Art Gallery is an art gallery in
Mumbai
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(
India
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). It was founded by Sir
Cowasji Jehangir at the urging of
K. K. Hebbar and
Homi Bhabha. It was built in 1952. Managed by the Committee of Management, the entire cost of this mansion was donated by Cowasji Jehangir. This gallery is situated at
Kala Ghoda, behind the
Prince of Wales Museum, in
South Mumbai
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near the
Gateway of India
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, and has four exhibition halls. The gallery was designed by G.M.Bhuta for G.M. Bhuta & Associates.. The gallery closed for 11 months as a part of the
COVID-19 lockdown in India
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and was partially re-opened on 16 February 2021.
History
The gallery was inaugurated on 21 January 1952, by then Chief Minister of
Bombay State
Bombay State was a large Indian state created at the time of India's Independence, with other regions being added to it in the succeeding years. Bombay Presidency (roughly equating to the present-day Indian state of Maharashtra, excluding So ...
,
B. G. Kher and dedicated it to the memory of Sir Cowasji's late son, Jehangir.
About us
Jehangir Art Gallery. A mammoth institution in itself, its history is linked with the renaissance of Indian art. The complex also has the popular cafe of Samovar, which is reminiscent of the 1970s socialist culture. It also houses Natesans, the country's oldest licensed antique dealers. Entry is free of charge.
Architecture
The building has been designed by Durga Bajpai and is one of the early concrete structures in the city. The gallery has been turned inwards due to a combined function of an auditorium and an art gallery. Although the concept of an introvert art gallery could be questioned today, the Jehangir is an example of an early modernist notion of the inward looking art galleries in the city. Moreover, the function of the auditorium left no scope for the gallery to be open to the street.
The play with concrete can be easily seen with a large wavy cantilevered entrance which embraces the street. The otherwise bland facade is articulated with relief stone cladding.
In popular culture
The art gallery and the Samovar restaurant were featured in the 1975 Bollywood film '' Chhoti Si Baat''.
The art gallery is visible in the 1987 Tamil film '' Nayakan''
References
External links
Official Website
Maharashtra Tourism
Facebook Page
Twitter page
Art museums and galleries in Mumbai
Event venues established in 1952
Art galleries established in 1952
1952 establishments in Bombay State
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