Dhoomimal Gallery (DMG), established in 1936 by Sh. Ram Babu Jain is the oldest contemporary art gallery in India. The gallery made its beginnings by displaying the works of well-known painters of yesteryears like late Sailoz Mookherjea and Jamini Roy and soon became a hub for contemporary art as well as a meeting place for the capital's artists.

In the 70's, the Gallery entered its most active and glorious phase, by coming in close proximity and having regular exhibition of artists such as M.F. Husain, J. Swaminathan, Shanti Dave, F.N. Souza, H.A. Gade, Krishen Khanna among a host of others.

The gallery played a pivotal role in bringing forth the Genius of F.N. Souza to the India public by having several important shows of his including one in 1976, which was visited by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, and Souza of the 40's in 1984 which is considered as one of the most acclaimed exhibitions of Indian art till date.

Today, the Dhoomimal collection has the best private collection of artworks of stalwarts such as F.N. Souza, J. Swaminathan, H.A. Gade, Bimal Das Gupta, Jamini Roy, Sailoz Mookherjea, Anjolie Ela Menon, Krishen Khanna among many others.