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The Devi Art Foundation is a contemporary art museum located in Gurgaon, Delhi, India.
The museum opened in September 2008,[1] making it the first contemporary art museum in India.[2] It was founded by Anupam Poddar and his mother Lekha Poddar, whose family businesses include Sirpur Paper Mills and the Devigarh luxury hotel in Rajasthan.[3][4]
The museum hosts permanent and temporary exhibitions of Indian art from the collections of its founders,[5] described by ArtAsiaPacific as "one of India's most important private collections," containing "more than 7,000 contemporary, modern and tribal artworks from across the Subcontinent."[1] Deeksha Nath organized its first exhibition, Still Moving Image, focused on the video and photography of twenty-five Indian artists.[6]
The museum's building, designed by architect Aniket Bhagwat, mixes Corten steel with handmade bricks. It also houses the headquarters of Sirpur Paper Mills on its upper floors.[7][4]
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