Kolkata Museum of Modern Art

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Kolkata Museum of Modern Art
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Location within India
Alternative namesKMOMA
General information
Location New Town, Greater Kolkata, [1] West Bengal, India
Coordinates 22°31′32″N88°21′59″E / 22.5255°N 88.3665°E / 22.5255; 88.3665
Governing body Government of West Bengal
Technical details
Size10-acre plot
Design and construction
Architect(s) Herzog & de Meuron
Website
kmomamuseum.org/index.html

Kolkata Museum of Modern Art (KMOMA) is a proposed art museum to be built in New Town, Kolkata. [2]

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The KMOMA had been estimated to cost about Rs 500 crore and is set to be built on a 10-acre plot in the nearby township of New Town by the state government, is designed by acclaimed Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, who created the Bird's Nest stadium for the Beijing Olympics.[ citation needed ] [3]

The Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee had laid the foundation stone for this project in November 2013. [4] [5]

Location

The KMOMA is located along the Major Arterial Road (part of Biswa Bangla Sarani) in Action Area - II of New Town at 22°35′55″N88°28′03″E / 22.59861°N 88.46750°E / 22.59861; 88.46750 . The park will be surrounded by Akankha on the north, the New Town Eco Park and Kolkata International Convention Center on the south, the upcoming Central Business District and International Financial Hub on the east, and existing human settlement of Jatragachi/Hatiara on the west and south-west.

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