Following a fifteen-year restoration that was undertaken, the 115-year-old National Art Gallery in the Government Museum Complex in Egmore, Chennai was opened to the public. The gallery has been restored as a representation of Indo-Saracenic architecture and houses a diverse collection of objects including paintings by artists such as Raja Ravi Varma, Mysore and Tanjore paintings, and artworks from the Mughal era.
The renovated facade of the National Art Gallery
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Originally published in Museum Mosaic 2024, published May 2025.
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