Holiday Closure The Holidays are fast approaching and the NGJ and its offices will be closed on the following dates in observance of these public holidays: Christmas Day Monday December 25, 2023  Boxing Day Tuesday December 26, 2023

Closed: December 21, 2023 The NGJ will be closed on Thursday December 21, 2023 for a staff function. We apologise for the inconvenience and will resume our usual opening hours on Friday December 22, 2023.

The Face of Us Opens Sunday December 10, 2023 On Sunday December 10, 2023 the National Gallery of Jamaica invites the public to attend the exhibition launch of The Face of Us – a showcase of fifty (50) artworks, produced by thirty-nine (39) Jamaican artists based locally and internationally. Formalities are scheduled to begin at 1:30 pm, featuring opening remarks by the U.S. Ambassador […]

2023 National Honours & Awards for Jamaican Art The NGJ Congratulates Roxanne Silent, Diane Fredricks and Neville Garrick The Management, Staff and Board of Directors of the National Gallery of Jamaica, are elated to congratulate Senior Director Ms. Roxanne Silent, who was conferred with The Badge of Honour for Meritorious Service, on National Heroes Day (October 16, 2023) at the annual Ceremony of […]

Narrative Evolutions: Now Closed The NGJ’s ‘Narrative Evolutions’ exhibition is officially closed! Thank you to everyone who came and viewed it. 

Happy Heroes Day On this day we celebrate our National Heroes’ dedication, sacrifice and commitment to the betterment of the lives of future generations.  Let us reflect on the work of Michael “FreeStylee” Thompson (1958-2016) titled “Rebel” (2010) – a depiction of The Right Excellent Paul Bogle of Stony Gut, St. Thomas. Our focus on this work is […]

NGJ Teachers’ Seminar: Art Exhibitions as a Resource Tool On Saturday October 21, 2023 the National Gallery of Jamaica will resume its annual Teachers’ Seminar series, from 9:30am to 1:30pm. Registration is free of cost. This year’s theme will be Art Exhibitions as a Resource Tool. Initiated in 2015, the NGJ Teachers’ Seminar was developed for professional and student visual art educators at the […]