Nepal Art Council | |
Native Name: | नेपाल कला-परिषद् |
Native Name Lang: | ne |
Abbreviation: | NAC |
Founder: | King Mahendra |
Type: | NGO, Nonprofit |
Headquarters: | Baber Mahal, Kathmandu |
Leader Title: | Founding President |
Leader Name: | Kirti Nidhi Bista |
Leader Title2: | Founding General Secretary |
Leader Name2: | Lain Singh Bangdel |
Leader Title3: | Founding Treasurer |
Leader Name3: | Lt. General Mrigendra SJB Rana |
Nepal Art Council is a non-profit organization established in 1962 (2019 BS) to promote the art and the artists of Nepal. It operates an art gallery located at Baber Mahal, Kathmandu, [1] with an area of about .[2]
King Mahendra had appointed the then Prime Minister Kirti Nidhi Bista as the founding President, Lain Singh Bangdel as the General Secretary and Mrigendra SJB Rana as the treasurer. It was conceived as a Public-Private partnership organisation.[3] The current building was constructed in 1991 and was designed by Shankar Nath Rimal.