Nepal Art Council () is a non-profit organization established in 1962 (2019
BS) to promote the art and the artist of
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
. It operates an art gallery located at Baber Mahal,
Kathmandu
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, with an area of about 29,400 sq. ft.
History
King Mahendra
Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev ( ne, श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज महेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव; 11 June 1920 – 31 January 1972) was the King of Nepal from 13 March 1955 until h ...
had appointed the then Prime Minister
Kirti Nidhi Bista
Kirti Nidhi Bista ( ne, कीर्तिनिधि विष्ट; 15 January 1927 – 11 November 2017) was a Nepali politician and 25th Prime Minister of Nepal.
Biography
Bista was born in Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal in 1927. He served as p ...
as the founding President,
Lain Singh Bangdel
Lain Singh Bangdel / Lain Bangdel (Rai) ( ne, लैनसिंह बाङ्देल (राई)) (1919– October 15, 2002), was Nepal's foremost artist, novelist, and art historian. In addition to being a leading authority on Nepales ...
as the General Secretary and
Mrigendra SJB Rana as the treasurer. It was conceived as a Public-Private partnership organisation.
The current building was constructed in 1991 and was designed by
Shankar Nath Rimal
Shankar Nath Rimal (born 5 March 1935) is a Nepalese civil engineer and architect. He is best known for standardising the modern Nepalese flag. He has also designed many prominent buildings and monuments in Nepal. Sahid gate of Sundhara, Ramanan ...
.
See also
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National Museum of Nepal
National Museum is the first museum that lies on the bottom level of Swayambhu, a holy hill of Kathmandu Valley. It occupies about 50 Ropani of land with different types of buildings, gardens, and opens space in its compound. Now it provides the s ...
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Nepal Academy of Fine Arts
Nepal Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) is the umbrella organization of Nepali artists, researchers and art critics, and an arts institution for research and for exhibitions. A museum in Kathmandu, in a neoclassical building from the 1930s,
External links
Official websiteh1>
References
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Arts in Nepal
Arts organizations
Organisations based in Nepal
1962 establishments in Nepal
Art museums and galleries in Nepal