The Cowasji Jehangir Hall, originally a part of the Institute of Science , was built in 1911 by George Wittet with a donation of Rs. 400,000 given by Sir Cowasji Jehangir . In 1996, the hall was converted to a museum of modern art, with 20,000 square feet of exhibition area at a cost of Rs. 33,000,000. Romi Khosla, the architect, erected new walls two feet inside the original, and laid a new marble flooring over the original black stone. A section of the museum holds a permanent collection from the NGMA's possessions.
Temporary exhibitions take up the rest of the space.