President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and First Lady Fazna Ahmed have inaugurated the permanent collection at the National Art Gallery on Sunday.

The inauguration was held at a function to reopen the gallery after an extensive modernisation project.

The permanent collection of the National Art Gallery comprises 44 artworks including 24 contributions from local artists and donations from internationally recognised artists as well.

The collection at the Gallery also incorporates two artworks that are part of the permanent collection at the National Museum. The permanent collection also includes contributions from former foreign dignitaries who have previously served in the Maldives.

Following the inauguration of the new permanent collection, the President and First Lady toured the gallery and viewed the collection.