National Art Gallery of Namibia

National Art Gallery of Namibia
Established 1990
Location Windhoek, Namibia
Type Art museum
CEO Snobia Kaputu[1]
Website Official website
Uli Aschenborn with his changing painting "Girl-Elephant" (Kinetic art)

The National Art Gallery of Namibia (NAGN) is a state-owned art gallery situated in Windhoek, the capital city of Namibia. It was founded in 1990. The goal of this institution is to preserve and encourage art in Namibia.

It displays in a permanent exhibition of Namibian, African and European Art. Exhibitions of local artists as e.g. Uli Aschenborn (see left) are also held. As of 2018 Snobia Kaputu is the Chief Executive Officer of the Gallery. Between 2012 and 2017 Hercules Viljoen was the Director.

References

  1. ↑ "Meet Snobia Kaputu NAGN's New CEO". The Namibian. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

Coordinates: 22°33′42″S 17°05′08″E / 22.56167°S 17.08556°E / -22.56167; 17.08556

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