Venkatappa Art Gallery
About Venkatappa Art Gallery
Far From City: 0 kms from city center
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About Venkatappa Art Gallery
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Time Required:1 - 2 hrs
Open Time:10:00 AM - 5:00 PM,Closed on Mondays
Cost:Adults: INR 10,Kids: INR 5
History of Venkatappa Art Gallery
With the objective to showcase paintings, sculptures and stucco works of the very famous artist K. Venkatappa, the government of India came up with the idea of a museum cum art gallery. The foundation being laid on 24th of November, 1967; the construction of the building got very delayed. Several artists protested for the gallery to be completed by 1971, some of which were G.S Shenoy, Bhaskar Rao, Ramesh Rao, Acharya and Punam Chattaya. Finally, the building got completed in 1975 and was ready for public display.
With the motive to house both the museum and the art in a gallery in one, the aim was to have five floors but unfortunately, the construction stopped at three floors. It was later renovated and made fully air-conditioned. The gallery now boasts of famous works by Venkatappa and other contemporary artists. The K. K. Hebbar section on the second floor was added in 1993-94, and the entire place was again remodelled in 2004- 2005.
How to Reach Venkatappa Art Gallery
The art gallery is located in the heart of the city on Kasthurba Road, Cubbon Park. You can choose to take the metro and get down at the nearest Cubbon Park metro station on the purple line. The art gallery is hardly 1 km away from the station; you can either walk down or take a local rickshaw. It can also easily be reached through booking a private taxi- cab. Alternatively, you can choose to travel in one of the public buses. The buses running on the route are 150, 154, 155, 291, 293 & 294C.
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