The 185-year old Currency Building here will soon be turned into an exhibition hall for the National Gallery of Modern Art, Union Culture secretary, Raghvendra Singh said today.
Singh told PTI here, "We will turn this place into a National Gallery of Modern Arts(NGMA), Kolkata chapter.... There is so much which this heritage building can offer as a National Galley of Modern Arts. Our whole plan is to make it a hub of arts."
The senior official visited the building located in the central business district accompanied by ASI and NGMA officials, said "We are building this on revenue model, How we will run this place with a good amount of footfall, people who are interested in art, people who love going around, young people, everyone will be happy."
Singh said the ASI was also doing restoration work at Metcalfe Hall, a "truely majestic building."
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