National Gallery of Modern Art, Bangalore , Until June 2001 when the foundation stone for NGMA was laid, the Manikyavelu Mansion on Palace Road was a verdant 3.5-acre campus with a stunning but crumbling colonial-style mansion. Did you know? The historic heritage mansion was transformed from a residence into a museum gallery at a cost of Rs. 8 crore. A 1,260-square metre extension has been added to the 1,500-square metre of the mansion, making it the best example of a surviving bungalow.
NIMHANS National Brain Museum managed by the Department of Neuropathology hosts over 300 brain specimens preserved in jars. And each brain has a story to tell — whether chilling, tragic or fascinating. Did you know? If you want, you get to hold a brain or a heart in your hands at the end of the visit! Nothing excites young students more than to pose for the cameras with these specimen in their hands, says museum conceptualiser, S.K. Shankar.
In 2016, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath celebrated its 50th anniversary as an institution dedicated to the arts. The Parishath now has a museum, arts college and a gallery. The Parishath boasts of equal participation of artists and the State in its journey. Did you know? Just a peek into the Parishath’s visitors list: Russian artist, Svetoslav Roerich who inaugurated the Chitrakala Vidyalaya in 1964 stayed with CKP until his final days; Artist M. Veerappa donated chairs and tables to the art school; B.C.Sanyal, K.G.Subrahmanyan, M.F.Hussain, examined the collections at CKP and even showed their own work at its premises.
