National Art Gallery

The National Art Gallery is a fine arts gallery of Shilpakala Academy in Segunbagicha, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It contains works of art from national artists, such as Zainul Abedin and Quamrul Hassan.
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  • Type: Arts center
  • Description: National Art Gallery of Bangladesh
  • Also known as: “National Art Gallery (Bangladesh)” and “National Art Gallery (Dhaka, Bangladesh)”
  • Address: Dhaka, 1000

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Baitul Mukarram National Mosque and National Stadium, Dhaka.

Mosque
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Baitul Mukarram, officially , is the national mosque of Bangladesh. It is located at the center of , the capital of . The mosque was completed in 1968. It has a capacity of more than 42,000 worshippers. is situated 1 km southeast of National Art Gallery.

Stadium
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is a multipurpose sports arena and the national stadium of . Located in the area of , it is predominantly used for football matches and serves as the home venue for the Bangladesh national football team. is situated 1¼ km southeast of National Art Gallery.

Lake
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paltan and Central Dhaka.

Suburb
is a thana of , the capital of . It is often said to be the center of Dhaka, dividing "Old Dhaka" and "New Dhaka". was made a thana in 2005 by then Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia.

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Central includes Motijheel, the centre of finance and business, the University of Dhaka, a historic area with a number of museums, and Tejgaon-Dhanmondi, home to large shopping malls, markets and a variety of eateries.

Suburb
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or Malibag is a neighbourhood in , Bangladesh. One of the oldest and most populated neighbourhoods in Dhaka, the area falls under the precinct of Shahjahanpur Thana in wards 12 and 19 and is encompassed by the Dhaka-8 constituency of Jatiya Sangsad.

National Art Gallery

Latitude
23.73475° or 23° 44′ 5″ north
Longitude
90.40444° or 90° 24′ 16″ east
Operator
Bagladesh Shilpokola Academy
Open location code
7MMGPCM3+VQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3797289725
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­arts_centre
Wiki­data ID
Q15961055
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In Other Languages

“National Art Gallery” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “জাতীয় চিত্রশালা (বাংলাদেশ)”
  • Bengali: “জাতীয় চিত্রশালা”
  • Bengali: “ন্যাশনাল আর্ট গ্যালারি (বাংলাদেশ)”
  • Bengali: “ন্যাশনাল আর্ট গ্যালারি”

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