National Gallery of Portraits

“LET’S WALK-IN THROUGH THE EYES OF FREEDOM FIGHTER”

It was set up in 1977 in the heart of Chandigarh.
The Museum has a vibrant and varied collection of portraits, busts, sculpture, images, prints of rare documents, photos and paintings based on India’s struggle for Independence.
It has a big rectangular half comprising of 41 information panels describing details of movements and conspiracies during long freedom struggle of India from British Rule.

Major Attraction

  1. Ghadar Movement, Kamagatamaru Episodes
  2. Prints of Newspaper and photographs of the victims.
  3. Portrait of Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi.
  4. Cloth painting of Taj Mahal
  5. Diorama depicting burning of foreign cloth during swadeshi movement.
  6. Paintings of jallianwala Bagh.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Address : Sector 17, Chandigarh (U.T.)
Open : Tuesday to Sunday
Timings : 10:00 AM to 05:00 PM
Entry Fee : Not Applicable


Sector 17, Chandigarh