Celebrating Reggae Month: The 30th Art of Reggae Exhibition In celebration of Reggae Month, the National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ), in partnership with the International Reggae Poster Contest (IRPC), proudly presents the 30th Art of Reggae Exhibition. Mark your calendars for Sunday, February 23, 2025, when the exhibition opens at the National Gallery of Jamaica, 12 Ocean Boulevard, at 1:00 PM. Guests will also […]

Happy Valentine’s Day Happy Valentine’s Day from the National Gallery of Jamaica. May your day be filled with cherished moments, beautiful art, and the people who set your heart aflutter.

Closure Notice To our valued customers, the National Gallery of Jamaica will be closed this Sunday, February 2, 2025 for a special event. We will resume our regular opening hours on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for your understanding.

Happy New Year As we welcome 2025, the Board of Directors, Management, and Staff of the National Gallery of Jamaica wish you a year filled with inspiration, creativity, and joy. We look forward to continuing this journey with you—celebrating Jamaican art and culture. Here’s to a year of joy, success and growth. Happy New Year!

Happy Holidays The Board of Directors, Management, and Staff of the National Gallery of Jamaica would like to wish you a blessed and bountiful Holiday Season. May this time of celebration bring joy, peace, and reflection, and may the new year ahead be filled with inspiration and creativity. Thank you for your continued support, and we look […]

Holiday Closures The National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ) will be closed to the public on the following dates in observance of the holiday season: Regular opening hours will resume on January 2, 2025. We wish you a joyful and safe holiday season and look forward to welcoming you back after the celebrations!

Kingston Biennial 2024: Green X Gold Opens Sunday December 15, 2024 On Sunday, December 15, 2024, the National Gallery of Jamaica will open the much-anticipated Kingston Biennial 2024: Green X Gold exhibition. The event will take place at 12 Ocean Boulevard with the official opening ceremony beginning at 1:30 PM. With the charismatic Sherando Ferril as the master of ceremonies, the day promises an exciting fusion […]

Artists in Kingston Biennial 2024: Green X Gold The National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ) is thrilled to announce the list of participating artists for the Kingston Biennial 2024: Green x Gold, a groundbreaking exploration of land, environment, and ecology. The exhibition, which also critiques the Caribbean’s tourism-driven portrayal as a “paradise,” will open on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 12 Ocean Boulevard. The […]

Devon House Revisited is on View The National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ), in partnership with the Devon House Development Limited, invites the public to view the Devon House Revisited exhibition, installed in the Ballroom of the Devon House mansion, located at 26 Hope Road, Kingston 10. This is the second exhibition developed in celebration of the NGJ’s 50th anniversary celebrations this […]

Today is NGJ 50! In 1974, the National Gallery of Jamaica opened its doors to the public at the historic Devon House with a mission for conservation through acquisition, recreation through exhibitions, and education through programming, scholarship and community building.  Now, 50 years later, we continue to build on that legacy, expanding our collection, engaging with the community, and […]

Continuity: Expanding the Legacy of Women’s Artistry in Jamaica What does fifty look like? How does an institution evaluate its progress towards its original vision and mandate after fifty years? And what legacies does an institution choose to mark its golden milestone as it looks towards the forthcoming fifty years? These are the questions that the National Gallery of Jamaica answers with its fifty […]

Colonial Inheritance and Contemporary Struggles In the Continuity exhibition held at The National Gallery of Jamaica, Phillip Thomas’ Jamaican Marriage, circa 1975, 2024, and Monique Gilpin’s Venus Figurines, 2020, stand as powerful compliments to one another. Each addressing the complexities of identity in contemporary Jamaica. Thomas’ sculpture, a meticulously curated glass shelf of everyday household objects critically engages with themes […]

Fifty Years On: The National Gallery of Jamaica Reaffirms Its Mission with “Continuity” as a Contemporary Retrospective Retrospectives remain the preferred format for galleries and museums to survey both the oeuvre of artists and, periodically, their own collections. Often regarded as a defining moment in the career of an artist, retrospectives provide a unique opportunity to demonstrate the full extent of their impact and legacy within the art world. Within the contemporary […]