Muzej savremene umjetnosti Republike Srpske/ Museum of Contemporary Art of Republic  Srpska Umjetnička galerija u Banjaluci je osnovana 1971. godine, a nakon trideset i tri godine djelovanja, obimnošću svojih zbirki i značajem koji je imala i ima, kako za likovnu baštinu, tako i za savremenu umjetničku produkciju, preimenovana je Odlukom Vlade Republike Srpske, 10. marta 2004. godine u Muzej savremene umjetnosti Republike Srpske.
Od 2006. godine Muzej je postao punopravan član organizacije Međunarodnog muzejskog savjeta - ICOM, čije članstvo podrazumijeva još veću saradnju na međunarodnom planu sa srodnim muzejskim institucijama.
U novembru 2007. godine Komisija za očuvanje nacionalnih spomenika Bosne i Hercegovine je dodijelila objektu Muzeja savremene umjetosti RS status nacionalnog istorijskog spomenika BiH.
U okviru Muzeja savremene umjetnosti RS djeluju četiri odjeljenja: Odjeljenje zbirki,Odjeljenje dokumentacije, Odjeljenje za pedagoški rad i Odjeljenje za izložbene i programske djelatnosti .
Depo Muzeja savremene umjetnosti Republike Srpske je bogata riznica djela moderne i savremene umjetnosti, domaćih i svjetskih umjetnika, rađenih u medijima slike, grafike, crteža, skulptura, luminokinetičkih objekata, fotografije, instalacije i videa.

The Banja Luka Art Gallery was founded in 1971; thirty-three years later, with a rich collection in its possession and thanks to its work on the preservation of art heritage and its efforts to show contemporary art to the public, on 10 March 2004, following the decision of the Government of the Republic of Srpska, it was renamed the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Republic of Srpska.

In 2006, the Museum became a regular member of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), a membership which has meant more intensive international cooperation with other museums and affiliated institutions.
In November 2007, the Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina granted the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Republic of Srpska the status of a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Museum of Contemporary Art of the Republic of Srpska has four departments: Department of Collections, Department of Records, Department of Education and Training, and Department of Exhibitions, Planning and Projects.
The collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Republic of Srpska is a real treasury of modern and contemporary art by national and international artists, containing paintings, graphic art, drawings and sketches, sculptures , lumino-kinetic objects, photographs, installations and videos.