Art Galleries

Bangladesh's very first art exhibition took place on 16 January 1951 and was hosted by the Dhaka Art Group. From that time onward began springing up. Today there are numerous art galleries throughout Bangladesh. Bangladesh's art galleries feature both local and international art and attract art enthusiasts from all over.

The exhibition of January 1951 gave 19 painters the opportunity to display some 247 art works. A permanent art gallery was built in Bangladesh in 1963 by the East Pakistan Arts Council and today it is known as the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Art Gallery. Also during the 1960s, the Art Ensemble and Desh Gallery were established in Dhaka. The 1970s introduced three well-known art galleries to Bangladesh which gave any new and experienced artists a place to sell their art. Extensive growth took place in Dhaka during the 1980s. A photographic art gallery was founded by the Bangladesh Photographic Society in the city of Dhaka. A number of government runart gallerieswere also created. Since then art galleries in Bangladesh have gone from strength to strength.

Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts
House 275/F, Road 27, Dhanmondi, Dhaka
Tel: 8123115, E-mail: bf@bdonline.com

BPS Secretariat Gallery
Room 27. 5th floor, Sahera Tropical Center, 218

Elephant Road, Dhaka
Tel: 8611284, E-mail: bps-bd@yahoo.com
Web: www.bpsbd.org

Cezanne Art Gallery
UAE Moitri Complex, Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Banani Dhaka
Tel: 8826578. E-mail: cezanne@bangla.net

Cezanne Art Gallery
Dhaka Sheraton Hotel, Dhaka
Tel: 8613391 Ext- 564

Divine Art Gallery
Sonargaon Pan Pacific Hotel, Dhaka

Drik Gallery
House 58. Road 15A(New). Dhanmondi. Dhaka
Tel: 9120125, Fax: 9115044, E-mail: office@drik.net

Gallery Chitrak
House-21, Road-4, Dhanmondi R/A., Dhaka
Tel: 8620345, E-maii: chitrak@agni.com

Gallery 21
765, Satmasjid Road. Dhanmondi, Dhaka

National Art Gallery
Segunbagicha. Dhaka-1000
Tel: 9562801-4

Ree Art Gallery
281, New Circular Road (2nd Floor), Mouchak, Dhaka

Shilpa Rag
House 15, Road 16, Dhanmondi, Dhaka,
Tel: 8117085 Fax: 8117085, E-mail: shilparg@vasdigital.com

Shilpangan
House-25, Road-5, Dhanmondi, Dhaka
Tel: 8614246

Tivoli Art Gallery
F/33. DCC Super Market (1 st Floor) Gulshan-2 (North), Dhaka
Tel: 9895903