Relocated IGNCA likely to be inaugurated on April 19

‘Design for secretariat buildings to come up at IGNCA plot being finalised’

The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), which is being shifted from its present location on Janpath to make way for the construction of new secretariat buildings, is likely to be inaugurated at its new location in Janpath Hotel on April 19, according to Culture Ministry officials. The shifting of the IGNCA began on March 8 and would take two months to be completed, said IGNCA member secretary Sachidanand Joshi. “We are taking extra care in shifting, looking at the sensitivity of our objects and archives. We hope that IGNCA would be functional by June 1,” he said. The IGNCA will function out of Janpath Hotel temporarily, while its new campus at Jamnagar House is being constructed.