case study of National Gallery of Modern Arts, New Delhi

2. National Gallery of Modern Art,
Jaipur House, India Gate
MuseumTime:
Open every day
from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Closed on Mondays & National Holidays
Entry Fee:
Children / students – free
Indian nationals – 20/-
Foreign nationals – 500/-
Location Map

3. Jaipur house bus stop – 400mts
Khan market metro station – 1.4kms
Indira Gandhi international
Airport – 14.5kms
Khan market metro station
Jaipur house
bus stop
Road network and traffic network
Gate no.1
Gate no.3
Flow of traffic
Nearest stops -
Road network

4. ABOUT NGMA
 The National Gallery of Modern Art was
inaugurated on March 29, 1954 at
Jaipur House, New Delhi.
 It is the premier art gallery under
ministry of culture.
 Located very close to India Gate, this
building was earlier the residential
palace of the Maharaja of Jaipur.
 It exhibits around 4,000 paintings,
graphics, and sculptures of modern
artists.
 The gallery arranges special exhibitions
for those who wish to exhibit their
works.
acquire and preserve works of modern
art from 1850s onward
organize, maintain and develop
galleries for permanent display
organize special exhibitions
develop an education and
documentation centre
develop a specialized library of books,
periodicals,
organize lectures, seminars and
conferences, and to encourage higher
studies and research

5. PLANNING
Site plan
Entry /
exit
Entry /
exit
Jaipur
house
Central
court
New wing
gallery block
Institution &
administration
block
4
5
6
3
1
1
4

6. 2
2
PARKING
1
1
1
Gate no. 1
ENTRANCE
Sher Shar Suri Marg
4
4 4New Wing Block ENTRANCE
5
5
5 INSITITUTION BLOCK
ENTRANCE
6
6
6
CENTRAL COURTYARD
3
3 JAIPUR HOUSE

7. Ground Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
Jaipur House is the former residence of the
Maharaja of Jaipur in Delhi. Today it houses the
National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), India's
premier art gallery which was established here
by Ministry of Culture in 1954.
The structure has a butterfly layout and a central
dome, structure is clad in red & yellow sandstone.
Jaipur house

8. HVAC
plant
room
services
Storage areas
Parking areaBasement plan
Storage areas
Service areas
Parking
Level - 5400
Lower Ground Floor Plan
Level - 1920
Cafeteria
Display areas / exhibition
space
New wing

9. Ground Floor Plan
Level +960
Display areas /
exhibition space
Auditorium
Circulation
Administration
Ticketing / Museum
shop
Toilets

10. First Floor Plan
Level +3840
Second Floor Plan
Level +7680
Connecting ramp Connecting ramp
Display areas /
exhibition space
Library
Circulation Administration Toilets
Storage

11. A
B
A
B
ELEVATIONS

12. C
D
C D
ELEVATIONS

13. Display areas – Utilization of space
Display lobby
Niche formation
Art galleries
 Utilization of space of circulation areas as display areas
 Breaks the monotony, and creates interest
Display lobby

14. Exhibition space in the New Wing, NGMA
Additionally there are
outdoor display spaces,
such as the courtyards
and sculpture gardens.
The displays floors have been so designed
to allow flexible display of artworks and
can be manipulated to obtain required
special effects.
There is an additional
exhibition space, which
allows display of temporary
and travelling exhibitions.

15.  The corner ramps function beyond their
capacity of conveying a visitor from one
floor to the next.
 They also help to give an overview of each
of the floors that one leaves or enters into.
 Furthermore, since they are located on the
external face of each block, they function
as buffer spaces between the windows of
the external screen walls and the gallery
floors.
Corner ramps of the new permanent Gallery Block

16. Participatory workshop for children
Guided walk for specialists
Contemporary Photography
Film Shows
Talk shows
Other activities

17. Special visits Book release
School visits
NGMA organizes on a regular
basis school trips for children
to see the museum’s collection
interactive session with school
children from Pakistan, Korea
and other neighboring nations
Interactive sessions
Members of
Asia Society
& the Indo-
US
Commission
on Museums
and Cultures

18. A continuous sunshade or 'chajja’ in red stone
casts a deep shadow and caps the whole facade.
The overall impression is of solid mass, grand
horizontal sweeps, and of monumentality.
carved ornamental 'Rajput' columns
that frame a few arched openings
a horizontal band of interlocking
pattern in red and buff stone
reminiscent of Mughal monuments.
Ornamentation is used sparingly
Roman
Arch

19.  Only one entrance is open for visitors, that directs towards the rear side of jaipur house,
 There is no proper signage, a person who is visiting the gallery for the first time gets
confused,
 Administration and institution department is so located that it is difficult to find their
location,
 There are no dustbins near new wing art gallery that promotes littering,
 There are no hoardings / banners over the road, indicating the location of National
gallery of modern art,
 The place is being used as parking space rather than vising the museum or art gallery.
Identified ISSUES