The National Gallery has set itself as a center for national culture, which may inject various influences into the mainstreams of life and change the way people appreciate art and culture in their various societies through stone, metal and wooden sculptures, paintings, drawings, print works and installations. The Gallery is responsible for circulating exhibitions throughout Zimbabwe and is a focal and distributing point for art in the country. Its core business is also to preserve, conserve, research and publish the artworks collections for the education of present and future generations of Zimbabwe. The Gallery provides education through the National Gallery Visual Arts Studios (NGVAS) and also holds educational workshops, films and lectures within the Gallery as a way of promoting and educating the public about visual arts.

The Gallery offers the corporate community and other civic organizations the opportunity to hire artworks from the Permanent Collection for decoration of their premises. These institutions can also hire space for private functions, exhibitions and shows. Interested people are welcome to use the Thomas Meikle Library to provide research and interest facilities.

The Gallery Café offers light and enticing lunches with a much bigger selection of tempting and delicious cakes including carrot and chocolate cakes. As is the rave in all chique coffee shops at home and abroad, it seems our National Gallery did not want to be left behind on the technology front. SADACNET offers Broadband and wi-fi access to clients. All this conveniently located within the Gallery Cafe and Sales Gallery area, the entire place is harmoniously put together with emphasis on the visual arts theme with traditional crafts appropriately placed as well as the wonderful Ndebele Wall Painting theme. Altogether a feast for the eyes, senses and intellect! Well worth a visit and a great meeting place in town.