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 […]