Happy International Museum Day Today we celebrate museums—spaces that facilitate learning about history, culture and heritage, as well preserve cultural objects and information. In Jamaica we have a variety of museums that each cater to their own niche. At the National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ) we focus on Jamaican and Caribbean art and related material. These artworks can come in a […]

Closed May 14 & 16 2022 The National Gallery of Jamaica will be closed on Saturday May 14, and Monday May 16, 2022 as we conduct building maintenance in preparation for Kingston Biennial 2022: Pressure.

Closed: May 11, 2022 The National Gallery of Jamaica will be closed today, Wednesday May 11, 2022 due to current water lock offs as a result of the industrial action by the National Water Commission. The NGJ took the decision to remain closed as the health and safety of our staff and public is a priority. We will keep […]

Announcing the Kingston Biennial Artists The Board and Management of the National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ) are pleased to announce the June 26, 2022 opening of Kingston Biennial: Pressure. The biennial – the gallery’s flagship art event – is curated this year by David Scott, Nicole Smythe-Johnson, Wayne Modest and O’Neil Lawrence. Lawrence the NGJ’s Chief Curator, outlined that this type of […]

Roxanne Silent appointed Acting Senior Director The National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Roxanne Silent as its Acting Senior Director. With vast administrative experience and procedural knowledge of the Gallery from her working in the in the post of Director – Finance and Administration, as well Board Secretary and in her substantive post as Records […]

Open Monday February 28, 2022 The National Gallery of Jamaica is pleased to announce that it will be open exceptionally on Monday February 28, 2022. This is to provide patrons with an additional day to view the Jamaica Jamaica! exhibition as Reggae Month comes to a close.

Charting Changes: An NGJ Reggae Month Event On Thursday, February 24, 2022, the National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ) will present an online Reggae Month event, entitled Charting Changes: A Reasoning about Narrative Styles and Directorship in Dancehall Music Videos of the 1980s and 1990s. The event will be a panel discussion, streamed live at 2:00pm, on the NGJ’s YouTube and Instagram Live channels. […]