Section 1: Establishment of the National Gallery of Art

(1) There is hereby established a body to be known as the National Gallery of Art (in this Act referred to as "the gallery").
(2) The gallery shall be located in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja with centres in other parts of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
(3) The objects of the gallery shall be-
(a) to serve as a repository for artistic creations since the birth of Nigeria as a nation;
(b) to promote research, education and appreciation in art and works of art.
(4) The gallery shall be a body corporate and shall have power to sue and be sued in its corporate name.