The North-Western branch of The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts (The National Centre for Contemporary Art (NCCA) in St. Petersburg) is a museum, exhibition and research organization aimed at the development of contemporary local art in the context of the world art process, the formation and implementation of programs and projects in the field of contemporary art, architecture and design in Russia and abroad. NCCA in St. Petersburg was opened in 1995, becoming the first of eight regional branches. Since 2020, NCCA in St. Petersburg, as well as all other branches of the network, became part of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts.