MUMBAI
The art district has been planned at Sector 24, Central Park, Kharghar. Cidco will make the 4-hectare space available for the project,” said Nidhi Chaudhari, director general of NGMA. The city’s first NGMA, which operates under the administrative control of the ministry of culture, has been running in Fort since the 1990s. Now, as part of the new expansion plan, a second NGMA will open its doors in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). The art district will also provide space for private art galleries, a space for auction, art residency, an open-air performance space, a theatre hall to stage dance and music performances, etc. “The MoU is a significant step towards strengthening the cultural infrastructure of Navi Mumbai. “There are many art collections stored away that deserve to be put on permanent display. The NGMA in the new art district will offer space for such an initiative.
“This will be the first art district built at this scale in the country,” said Cidco MD Ashwin Mudgal. Even the Lalit Kala Akademi will participate from this hub,” said an official. “As the new art district is close to the Navi Mumbai International Airport, it will contribute to Navi Mumbai’s economy as well,” said Chaudhari. “The project will be implemented by the union government in collaboration with the state government.”
