The National Art Gallery of Namibia (NAGN) is a state-owned art gallery situated in
Windhoek
Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 202 ...
, the capital city of
Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...
. It was founded in 1990. The goal of this institution is to preserve and encourage art in Namibia.
It displays in a permanent exhibition of Namibian, African and European Art. Exhibitions of local artists as e.g.
Uli Aschenborn are also held. Snobia Kaputu is the Chief Executive Officer of the Gallery. Between 2012 and 2017 Hercules Viljoen was the Director.
See also
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List of national galleries
List of national galleries is a list of national art galleries.
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*Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
*National Art Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia
The Americas
*Galería Nacional, San Juan, Puerto ...
References
External links
Official website
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Namibian culture
Museums in Namibia
Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...
Art galleries established in 2005
2005 establishments in Namibia