Asia's Largest Museum of Modern Art to Build in Kolkata
Source: http://www.artmediaagency.com
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Construction on the Kolkata Museum of Modern Art (KMOMA) has started in the city Kolkata (formerly known as Calcutta), India, reported artmediaagency.com. Unlike New Delhi and Mumbai, the city of Kolkata has no modern art museum, despite its traditional status as a center of art and culture. That is about to change - and in a big way - as the city prepares to build the largest museum of modern art in Asia, to be completed in 2015.
According to business-standard.com, Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron has designed the Kolkata Museum of Modern Art, which will cost US$ 90.5 million to build and, at over 70 thousand square meters. Located in New Town, Rajarhat, in east Kolkata, the nine-story institution will feature 44 galleries, an auditorium, a library, and an amphitheater with a capacity for 1.500 people. The institution will build a permanent collection of both Asian and Western art. It will also include an academic wing and studios for visiting artists. Stores and restaurants will be developed alongside the museum.
The museum is funded through a private-public partnership, with the West Bengal government providing US$ 30.2 million and the central government contributing US$ 33.1 million. The remaining funds will be raised from the private sector.
According to business-standard.com, Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron has designed the Kolkata Museum of Modern Art, which will cost US$ 90.5 million to build and, at over 70 thousand square meters. Located in New Town, Rajarhat, in east Kolkata, the nine-story institution will feature 44 galleries, an auditorium, a library, and an amphitheater with a capacity for 1.500 people. The institution will build a permanent collection of both Asian and Western art. It will also include an academic wing and studios for visiting artists. Stores and restaurants will be developed alongside the museum.
The museum is funded through a private-public partnership, with the West Bengal government providing US$ 30.2 million and the central government contributing US$ 33.1 million. The remaining funds will be raised from the private sector.
