Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata

Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata was founded in 1967 by Sri Basant Kumar Birla, one of the doyens of Indian Industry, and his wife Sarala Birla, with the basic intention of promoting the visual and performing arts on the one hand and preserving the artistic and cultural heritage of India on the other.
The academy houses an excellent museum of ancient and contemporary Indian and international art that includes artistic and historical objects spanning a period between the 2nd century B.C. to the 21st Century A.D. Most of the collections are historically important, aesthetically pleasing and enjoy a certain amount of uniqueness.
The Academy also undertakes a number of other activities such as workshops, seminars, lectures and cultural programmes. One of the most important activities of the Academy has been to regularly sponsor important and meaningful national and international art exhibitions that have a contemporary relevance. The idea has been to help artists and art lovers acquaint themselves with the field of art both nationally and internationally, thereby establishing the Academy as a critical venue for the development and promotion of art.