29th Art of Reggae Extended to July 1, 2023 The 29th Art of Reggae Exhibition at the National Gallery of Jamaica, which features the top 100 entries from the 8th International Reggae Poster Contest: Women in Reggae Music, was previously slated to close this Saturday June 3, 2023 has been extended until Saturday July 1, 2023.

‘Narrative Evolutions’ Exhibition to Open Sunday May 28, 2023 The National Gallery of Jamaica is inviting you to the soft opening of the exhibition Narrative Evolutions on Sunday May 28, 2023 which takes a look at its recent acquisitions. Doors will be open from 10am – 2pm. Admission is free.  The National Art Collection is a continuing narrative of developments in Jamaica’s social, economic […]

Happy Labour Day Happy Labour Day from the National Gallery of Jamaica. The theme for 2023 is ‘Plant a Tree for Life: Promoting Climate Change Mitigation, Food Security and Road Safety’ and though we may not all have the space to plant a tree, there’s always room for home gardening—house plants included—community building or practising road safety today.

Happy International Museums Day This year the theme for International Museum Day is “Museums, Sustainability and Well-being”. Museums provide visitors with the opportunity to view and engage with art or artefacts in a way that stimulates them both visually and mentally. It is an immersive space that can pull visitors into another world, evoke emotions and encourage new thoughts […]

Happy Mother’s Day Happy Mother’s Day to the women who have laboured, to the women who have nurtured and to the women who have been a maternal figure in someone’s life. We cherish you each day, but today especially we give you flowers.

Early Closure: April 28, 2023 The National Gallery of Jamaica will be closing early tomorrow Friday April 28, 2023 at 1:00pm to facilitate a staff function. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause to our patrons. The NGJ will resume regular opening hours on Saturday April 29, 2023.

Closed for the Easter: April 7 & 10, 2023 The National Gallery of Jamaica would like to announce that it will be closed on Friday April 7, 2023 and Monday April 10, 2023 in observance of Good Friday and Easter Monday. We will maintain our opening hours on Saturday April 8, 2023 and resume our usual operations on Tuesday April 11, 2023.

NGJ Hosts Farewell Function for Vivian Crawford On Sunday March 26, 2023 the National Gallery of Jamaica hosted a farewell function for recently retired Executive Director of the Institute of Jamaica Mr. Vivian Crawford, in honour of his years of national service and contribution to the IoJ.  The Minister of Culture, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange MP, CD delivered a heartfelt […]