The gallery was inaugurated on 21 January 1952, by then Chief Minister of Bombay State, B. G. Kher and dedicated it to the memory of Sir Cowasji's late son, Jehangir.[3] 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
^"At 60, it's celebration time for iconic Mumbai art gallery". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
^"Museum, Jehangir art gallery open with reduced revenues after lockdown | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India.
jehangir, gallery, coordinates, 9274559, 831703, 9274559, 831703, gallery, mumbai, india, founded, cowasji, jehangir, urging, hebbar, homi, bhabha, built, 1952, managed, committee, management, entire, cost, this, mansion, donated, cowasji, jehangir, this, gall. Coordinates 18 55 39 N 72 49 54 E 18 9274559 N 72 831703 E 18 9274559 72 831703 Jehangir Art Gallery is an art gallery in Mumbai India 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 near the Gateway of India and has four exhibition halls The gallery was designed by G M Bhuta for G M Bhuta amp Associates 1 citation needed The gallery closed for 11 months as a part of the COVID 19 lockdown in India and was partially re opened on 16 February 2021 2 Jehangir Art GalleryEstablished1952LocationMumbai IndiaTypeArt GalleryWebsitehttps jehangirartgallery com Contents 1 History 2 Architecture 3 In popular culture 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe gallery was inaugurated on 21 January 1952 by then Chief Minister of Bombay State B G Kher and dedicated it to the memory of Sir Cowasji s late son Jehangir 3 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 EditThe 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 EditThe 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 NayakanReferences Edit At 60 it s celebration time for iconic Mumbai art gallery The Times of India Retrieved 22 August 2018 Museum Jehangir art gallery open with reduced revenues after lockdown Mumbai News Times of India The Times of India About us Jehangir Art Gallery External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jehangir Art Gallery Official Website Jehangir Art Gallery Maharashtra Tourism Facebook Page Twitter page This article related to an art display art museum or gallery is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jehangir Art Gallery amp oldid 1127576114, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
