The nucleus of Bharat Kala Bhavan evolved in January 1920. Its first Hony. Chairman (for life) was poet Rabindranath Tagore and its Hony. Vice-Chairman was poet’s nephew Silpacharya Abanindranth Tagore. But in reality the credit for the origin and subsequent development of this internationally famous museum goes to Padmavibhushan Late Rai Krishnadasa – a renowned writer in Hindi and a pioneer among the Indian art historians and later on by Dr. Motichand, Shri O.P. Tondon, Dr. R. C. Sharma (Ex. Director), Dr. T.K. Biswas (Ex. Joint Director, Dr. D.P. Sharma(Ex. Director), Prof.Ajay Kumar Singh (present Director).