Nepal Academy of Fine Arts
नेपाल ललितकला प्रज्ञा–प्रतिष्ठान | |
Sita Bhawan, Naxal serves as the headquarter of the organization | |
| Abbreviation | NAFA |
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| Predecessor | Nepal Academy |
| Formation | April 13, 2010 |
| Founded at | Kathmandu |
| Headquarters | Sita Bhawan, Naxal |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 27°42′48.8885″N 85°19′49.32480″E / 27.713580139°N 85.3303680000°E |
Official language | Nepali, and other Nepalese languages |
Founding Chancellor | Kiran Manandhar |
Current Chancellor | Shambhu Rai |
Current Vice Chancellor | Gopal Chitrakar |
Parent organization | Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (Nepal) |
| Website | nafanepal |
Nepal Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) is the umbrella organization of Nepali artists, researchers and art critics, and an arts institution for research and for exhibitions. A museum in Kathmandu, in a neoclassical building from the 1930s, presents collections of both traditional and contemporary paintings and other works. It was formerly part of Nepal Academy. The Nepal Academy of Fine Arts has also published a number of books about art and Nepali artists.