Established in 1986 in 16574.Allahabad, North Central Zone Cultural Center (NCZCC) is an independent organization under the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Department of Culture, Government of India. NCZCC, one of the seven zonal cultural centers in the country, is located in a 4 acre campus having an office complex, two big gardens, art gallery, indoor and open air auditoria, shilp-haat, seminar hall and a reference library. The office building is an illustration of Anglo-Indian architecture. Administrative section, program section, accounts section and publication-cum-documentation section are the main departments functioning in the center.
NCZCC promotes the development of folk and tribal arts and literature and helps to develop the rich diversity and uniqueness of various arts between the states. To fulfill this objective, they organize many cultural performances in open areas.
NCZCC has branches in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Bihar and Delhi.
The nearest airport is at Varanasi. The Allahabad Junction Railway Station is the nearest railway station.