Founded in 1999, the gallery provides a host of artists a place to promote their artistic expressions to a wide audience by allowing for the creation of relationships between buyers, sponsors and brands while pushing the educational aspect of art as well.
The Building
This main building of the National Art Gallery can be frankly considered a landmark building in the Maldives. All-inclusive resorts may at times offer transport for groups simply to visit and appreciate this brand-new museum opened in 2010 under the patronage of the Chinese government.
Hours
For the benefit of enthusiasts, the National Library, as well as the National Art Gallery, are open all year from 10 AM to 4 PM except on Fridays, so if you are in the area, take a peek. Even if you are all the way in VARU by Atmosphere it certainly is worth the effort to check out this stunning venue.
Current Collections
With an extremely diversified selection of inventory from ceremonial dresses, armour, different types of creative embroidery and statues, it is quite easy to find yourself getting engrossed in the dazzling displays around the building.
The National Library
Quite conveniently, if you wander around the museum long enough you may find yourself amongst a mountain of books from across the globe. A variety of languages and ideas contained in captivating covers waiting to be read is every bibliophile’s dream!