The National Gallery of Jamaica: A Must See When Visiting Kingston or Montego Bay
T he National Gallery of Jamaica was established in 1974 & currently has two branches. One in downtown, Kingston & the other in Montego Bay, St. James. It is said to be the oldest & largest public art museum in the Anglophone Caribbean. Its first collection contained 237 paintings & 25 sculptures. Currently, they have four permanent galleries at the Kingston Branch. These are: l The Historical Galleries l The Edna Manley Galleries l The Kapo Galleries l The A.D Scott Collection INFORMATION ON THE PERMANENT GALLERIES The Historical Galleries portrays Jamaica from its original inhabitants, the Tainos through colonization. First the Spanish enslaved the Tainos then th...