Aims & Objectives

About IGNCA

to serve as a major resource centre for the arts, especially written, oral and visual source materials
to undertake research and publication programmes of reference works, glossaries, dictionaries and encyclopaedia concerning the arts and the humanities
to establish a tribal and folk arts division with a core collection for conducting systematic scientific studies and for live presentations.
to provide a forum for a creative and critical dialogue through performances, exhibitions, multi-media projections, conferences, seminars and workshops between and amongst the diverse arts, traditional and cotemporary
to foster dialogue between arts and current ideas in philosophy, science and technology, with a view toward bridging the gap in intellectual understanding between modern sciences and arts and culture
to evolve models of research programmes and arts administration more portinent to the Indian ethos
to elucidate the formative and dynamic factors in the complex web of interactions between diverse social strata, communities and regions
to promote an network with national and international institutions; and
to conduct related research in the arts, humanities and culture.