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Address Jan Marg, 10C, Sector 10 C, Chandigarh, 160011 Hours Closed now Friday10AM–5PMSaturday10AM–5PMSunday10AM–5PMMondayClosedTuesday10AM–5PMWednesday10AM–5PMThursday10AM–5PM Similar Zakir Hussain Rose Gar, Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh Capitol Complex, Le Corbusier Center, Rock Garden of Chandigarh | ||
The Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh is a natural history museum and an art gallery in the Indian Union Territory Chandigarh, located in the city of Chandigarh (Sector 10-C near the Rose Garden).
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History
Established in August 1947, the building is square 165x165 feet (50x50m) and was designed by noted architect, Le Corbusier.
Sections
The Government Museum and Art Gallery has the following sections other than the gallery itself:
each with further sections.
It is led by curator and director N.P.S. Randhawa and the Museum Advisory Committee. The museum/art gallery exhibits 10,000 mostly Indian artwork such as sculptures and paintings. The attached Reference library houses approximately 10,000 media. There are two museum shops and a small cafeteria.
References
Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA