CIMA Kolkata

CIMA Kolkata

Looking at the rich legacy of Kolkata as left behind by a pioneering set of artists and painters, it is no wonder, then that the city has a thriving art culture. To name a few of the avant garde artists that Bengal has produced are the likes of Jamini Roy, Abanindra Nath Thakur, Nandalal Bose, Ramkinkar, each of whom were one of their kinds, inspiring legendary art movements and etching a mark of their own on the cultural pages of history. To further this rich artistic legacy of Bengal, today, Bengal's contemporary artists like Ganesh Haloi, Ganesh Payne, Suvaprassana and others are administering their master strokes on the present canvas. CIMA Art Gallery, Kolkata or the Center of International Modern Art in Kolkata opened with an aim to provide the artists and designers of Bengal, an international standard Art Gallery as a platform to showcase their brilliant work.

Thus, the Center of International Modern Art or CIMA Art Gallery was opened in the year 1993, with the support and patronage of one of India's most prestigious media conglomerate - The Ananda Bazaar Patrika or ABP Limited.

Some fast facts about C.I.M.A., Kolkata

  -  Location of C.I.M.A.: Sunny Tower, Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue
  -  Visiting hours of C.I.M.A.: 10 A.M - 6 P.M.
  -  Preferred Timings: You can visit C.I.M.A. at any time convenient to you
  -  Admission charge: There is no admission fee for C.I.M.A.
  -  Photography / Video charges: Nil
  -  Time required for sightseeing: About 1 hour

How to get to C.I.M.A., Kolkata

How to Reach: C.I.M.A. art gallery is easily accessible by various modes of public transportation available in Kolkata. You can take local buses, mini buses or metered taxis, which are readily available from various parts of the city to take you to the museum.
Another convenient way to reach C.I.M.A. art gallery is by availing the very efficient underground metro railway.

  -  Nearest Railway Station: Howrah
  -  Nearest Metro Station: Esplanade
  -  Nearest Functional Metro Station: Esplanade
  -  Nearest International Airport: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.

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