Forty-six paintings of Raja Ravi Varma, besides chromolithographs and pencil sketches by the royal artist, will get a dedicated space of their own when Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurates the Raja Ravi Varma Art Gallery on the Museum premises on Monday.
The two-storey air-conditioned structure will house the Ravi Varma paintings currently kept at Sree Chithra Art Gallery.
The gallery is the realisation of a long-standing dream to have a memorial to the artist who achieved international renown. It was in the works for long, and finally its foundation stone was laid by the Chief Minister in November 2020.