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Moinuddin Ahmad Art Gallery, Aligarh Muslim University is the art gallery of
Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh Muslim University is a Collegiate university, collegiate, Central university (India), central, and Research university, research university located in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, which was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Kh ...
in
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh Aligarh (; formerly known as Koil) is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Aligarh district and lies northwest of state capital Lucknow and approximately southeast of the capital, New Delhi. ...
, India. It has been restored after 80 years.


History

The history of Moinuddin Ahmad Art Gallery begins in the year 1928 when Prof. Moinuddin Ahmad got constructed this Gallery in AMU Campus. His vision was to disseminate the art of painting at Aligarh. On the eve of Sir Syed day 17 October 2013 the gallery was re-inaugurated by Dr. Aziz Quraishi, Governor of Uttrakhand.


Exhibitions

It organized an 'Images of India – a Fascinating Journey through Time' in collaboration with the
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi is a premier government-funded arts organization in India. It is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Culture. History The Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts was ...
.


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* {{Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh Muslim University Art museums and galleries in India Museums in Uttar Pradesh Art museums and galleries established in 1924 1924 establishments in India