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|alternate_names = KMOMA | |alternate_names = KMOMA | ||
|image = Proposed Logo Kolkata Museum of Modern art.gif | |image = Proposed Logo Kolkata Museum of Modern art.gif | ||
|location = [[New Town, Kolkata|New Town]], [[Kolkata Metropolitan Area|Greater Kolkata]],<ref>{{cite news |title=North 24 Parganas district|url=https://www.wbtourismgov.in/destination/district/north_24_parganas#lb7}}</ref> [[West Bengal]], [[India]] | |location = [[New Town, Kolkata|New Town]], [[Kolkata Metropolitan Area|Greater Kolkata]],<ref>{{cite news|title=North 24 Parganas district|url=https://www.wbtourismgov.in/destination/district/north_24_parganas#lb7|archive-date=8 June 2019|access-date=23 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608011413/https://www.wbtourismgov.in/destination/district/north_24_parganas#lb7|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[West Bengal]], [[India]] | ||
|coordinates = {{coord|22.5255|88.3665|display=inline,title}} | |coordinates = {{coord|22.5255|88.3665|display=inline,title}} | ||
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|architect = [[Herzog & de Meuron]] | |architect = [[Herzog & de Meuron]] | ||
|size = 10 | |size = {{convert|10|acre|m2|order=flip}} | ||
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|governing_body = [[Government of West Bengal]] | |governing_body = [[Government of West Bengal]] | ||
|website = http://kmomamuseum.org/index.html | |website = {{URL|http://kmomamuseum.org/index.html}} | ||
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'''Kolkata Museum of Modern Art''' ('''KMOMA''') is a proposed [[art museum]] to be built in [[New Town, Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thestatesman.net/news/25055-swanky-art-hub-comes-up-in-rajarhat.html|title = Swanky art hub comes up in Rajarhat|date = 14 November 2013}}</ref> | '''Kolkata Museum of Modern Art''' ('''KMOMA''') is a proposed [[art museum]] to be built in [[New Town, Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thestatesman.net/news/25055-swanky-art-hub-comes-up-in-rajarhat.html|title = Swanky art hub comes up in Rajarhat|date = 14 November 2013}}</ref> | ||
The KMOMA had been estimated to cost about Rs 500 crore and is set to be built on a 10 | The KMOMA had been estimated to cost about Rs 500 crore and is set to be built on a {{convert|10|acre|m2|adj=on|order=flip}} plot in the nearby township of New Town by the state government, is designed by acclaimed Swiss architects [[Herzog & de Meuron]], who created the [[Beijing National Stadium|Bird's Nest]] stadium for the [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics]].{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/asias-first-museum-of-modern-art-coming-up-in-kolkata/articleshow/3034951.cms|title=Asia's first museum of modern Art coming up in Kolkata|date=2008-05-13|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-02-28}}</ref> | ||
The [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]] [[Mamata Banerjee]] had laid the foundation stone for this project in November 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://post.jagran.com/mamata-banerjee-lays-foundation-of-kolkata-museum-of-modern-art-1384512918|title = English News Headlines: Latest News Today, Breaking News from India & World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/museum-of-modern-art-to-come-up-in-kolkata/article5352415.ece|title=Museum of modern art to come up in Kolkata|date=2013-11-15|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-02-28|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | The [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]] [[Mamata Banerjee]] had laid the foundation stone for this project in November 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://post.jagran.com/mamata-banerjee-lays-foundation-of-kolkata-museum-of-modern-art-1384512918|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229084133/http://post.jagran.com/mamata-banerjee-lays-foundation-of-kolkata-museum-of-modern-art-1384512918|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 December 2017|title = English News Headlines: Latest News Today, Breaking News from India & World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/museum-of-modern-art-to-come-up-in-kolkata/article5352415.ece|title=Museum of modern art to come up in Kolkata|date=2013-11-15|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-02-28|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | ||
==Location== | ==Location== | ||
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| Kolkata Museum of Modern Art | |
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  Location within India | |
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| Alternative names | KMOMA |
| General information | |
| Location | New Town, Greater Kolkata,[1] West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates | 22°31′32″N 88°21′59″E / 22.5255°N 88.3665°E |
| Governing body | Government of West Bengal |
| Technical details | |
| Size | 40,000 square metres (10 acres) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Herzog & de Meuron |
| Website | |
| kmomamuseum | |
Kolkata Museum of Modern Art (KMOMA) is a proposed art museum to be built in New Town, Kolkata.[2]
The KMOMA had been estimated to cost about Rs 500 crore and is set to be built on a 40,000-square-metre (10-acre) plot in the nearby township of New Town by the state government, is designed by acclaimed Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, who created the Bird's Nest stadium for the Beijing Olympics.[citation needed][3]
The Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee had laid the foundation stone for this project in November 2013.[4][5]
Location[edit | edit source]
The KMOMA is located along the Major Arterial Road (part of Biswa Bangla Sarani) in Action Area - II of New Town at 22°35′55″N 88°28′03″E / 22.59861°N 88.46750°E. The park will be surrounded by Akankha on the north, the New Town Eco Park and Kolkata International Convention Center on the south, the upcoming Central Business District and International Financial Hub on the east, and existing human settlement of Jatragachi/Hatiara on the west and south-west.
See also[edit | edit source]
- Indian Museum
- HIDCO
- List of museums in India
- List of museums in West Bengal
- Museum of Modern Art
- The Last Harvest : Paintings of Rabindranath Tagore
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "North 24 Parganas district". Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ↑ "Swanky art hub comes up in Rajarhat". 14 November 2013.
- ↑ "Asia's first museum of modern Art coming up in Kolkata". The Economic Times. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ↑ "English News Headlines: Latest News Today, Breaking News from India & World". Archived from the original on 29 December 2017.
- ↑ "Museum of modern art to come up in Kolkata". The Hindu. 15 November 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
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