Artwork: Osmond Watson – Jah Lives, 1984 The National Gallery of Jamaica will be closed in observance of Good Friday on March 29, 2024 and Easter Monday on April 1, 2024. We will resume our usual operations on Tuesday April 2, 2024. Artwork: Osmond Watson – Jah Lives, 1984 ..read more

This Sunday, March 31, 2024, to mark the closure of our current exhibition, The Face Us, the National Gallery of Jamaica will be hosting The Face of Us x Music. It will be a fun filled family event featuring musical entertainment and children’s activities. For those interested in storytelling melodies, come and be enthralled by acclaimed musician Seretse Small, accompanied by Othniel Lewis and Yinga at 1:30 p.m. as they play a set inspired by the exhibition. For those looking for something fun for the children, you may register your child, on the day, at the receptionist’s desk for one ..read more

The National Gallery of Jamaica, along with all divisions of the Institute of Jamaica, will be closing at 12 noon today, March 20, 2024, to facilitate a Staff Awards Ceremony in celebration of the hard work and continued dedication of our employees. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause ..read more

As our 50th anniversary year progresses under the theme of Continuity … A Legacy of Artistry, the National Gallery of Jamaica invites the public to three (3) events in March that will facilitate engagement with our current temporary exhibition titled The Face of Us. Scheduled to close on March 31, 2024, The Face of Us explores Jamaican identity and social dynamics, through the lens of Portraiture. It features a selection of thirty-nine (39) artists from Jamaica and its diaspora, who have used notable approaches to portrait art, to examine the personal and social responses of Jamaicans, to exp ..read more

The National Gallery of Jamaica celebrates the year 2024 as the 50th Anniversary of its establishment, first opened to the public on November 14, 1974 at the historic Devon House. At that time, the management team was tasked with three key objectives:  Conservation through the acquisition of artworks; Recreation, through exhibiting works for accessible viewing by the Jamaican public Education, through programming, scholarship and community building. Five decades later, the present NGJ management and staff remain steadfast in the commitments that characterised its establishment. Addition ..read more

Eugene Hyde – Study for Mural, 1955 The National Gallery of Jamaica wishes to announce that it will be closed on Wednesday February 14, 2024 in observance of Ash Wednesday. We will resume our usual operations on Thursday February 15, 2024 ..read more

As we progress into 2024 at the National Gallery of Jamaica, we simultaneously capture a moment to share with you some reflections on a few of the outstanding moments of 2023 at the NGJ. The importance of this should never be undermined, as we set our eyes on maintaining best practice efforts and work towards realising new goals.  2023 featured many events and engagements. Some honourable mentions include our participation in the annual Taino Day festivities, with the IOJ Education Outreach at Seville St. Ann (May); outreach activities at the Campion College’s Heritage Day event (October ..read more

Welcome to 2024! The National Gallery of Jamaica, its Board of Directors and Staff wish you a Happy New Year. May this year be plentiful, ‘healthful’ and artful. We will return to our regular opening hours on Tuesday January 2, 2024 ..read more

The NGJ and its offices will be closed on January 1, 2024 in observance of New Year’s Day ..read more

Happy Holidays from the Board of Directors and Staff of the National Gallery of Jamaica. May your day be merry and your bellies full. We’ll see you again when we return to our regular opening hours on Wednesday December 27, 2023 ..read more