It was founded in 1936, during the Nanjing decade, as China's first state level museum.
In 2010 it re-opened in a new 27,449 square metres (295,460 sq ft) building designed by the German architect studio KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten.
[2][3] The gallery is the largest in the Jiangsu Province,[citation needed] presenting traditional and contemporary art pieces of China.
The building is accessible within walking distance east of Daxinggong Station of Nanjing Metro.
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