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The Museum was inaugurated by the first president of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad on 18 April 1954 [2] at the Gandhi Bhawan, Jammu as the Dogra Art Gallery. It was upgraded to a full-fledged museum and shifted to, its present building, the Mubarak Mandi Complex, Jammu. Master Sansar Chand Baru was appointed its first Curator (Head).
National Museum, New Delhi, established in 1949, is one of the largest in the country with a collection 2,00,000 plus artifacts. [1] National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi, established in 1954, at the Jaipur House.
The species was initially thought to live within three km 2 on the Anamudi summit within the Eravikulam National Park, India [2] but researchers found another site about 20 km away within the same national park. [3] [5] This frog has been observed between 1896 and 2695 meters above sea level, largely in grassland habitats. [3] [6]
The Government Museum and Art Gallery were built for housing the artefacts received from the Lahore Museum during the partition of India. [3] The building was designed by the Swiss-born French architect, Le Corbusier along with his associate architects namely Manmohan Nath Sharma, Pierre Jeanneret and Shiv Dutt Sharma. [4]
The goliath frog (Conraua goliath), otherwise known commonly as the giant slippery frog and the goliath bullfrog, is a species of frog in the family Conrauidae. The goliath frog is the largest living frog. [3] [4] Specimens can reach up to about 35 centimetres (14 in) in snout–vent length and 3.3 kilograms (7.3 lb) in weight. [5]
National Gallery of Modern Art, entrance signage. The National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) is the premier art gallery under Ministry of Culture, Government of India.The main museum at Jaipur House in New Delhi was established on 29 March 1954 by the Government of India, with subsequent branches at Mumbai and Bangalore.
Amdavad ni Gufa (pronunciation ⓘ) is an underground art gallery in Ahmedabad, India. Designed by the architect Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, it exhibits works of the Indian artist Maqbool Fida Husain. The gallery represents a unique juxtaposition of architecture and art. [1]
The museum building was completed in 1894, when it opened to the public. Construction of the art gallery commenced in 1908, was completed in 1914, but did not open until 1921 as the First World War delayed transfer of pieces from Europe intended for the gallery. The Picture Gallery building was added to the museum in 1910. [8]