PNCA (Pakistan National Council of Arts)

National Art Gallery in Islamabad, Pakistan is the country's first national art gallery. PNCA is an autonomous body in the orbit of the Ministry of Information Broadcasting & National Heritage, Government of Pakistan. It was created by an Act of Parliament in 1973. PNCA is the Apex Cultural body functioning on a national level. The activities of PNCA are performed on the basis of policies framed by its Board of Governors headed by the Minister for National Heritage & Integration and comprising of 28 members. It was inaugurated on Saturday, August 25, 2007.