The Orava Gallery was established on November 3, 1965 as a state-subsidized organization. One of its priorities, which was set when it was founded, was the preservation of works of folk art from the Orava region. From February 14, 1966, the gallery acquired premises in building no. 9 on the square in Oravský Podzámek. A few years later, in 1970, it moved to the building of the County House in Dolny Kubín, where it is located to this day. Its collection gradually grew, the number of which currently reaches almost 9,000 pieces of work. The number of exhibitions in its individual buildings also increased. In the years 1987–1994, during the reconstruction of the County House, the gallery was temporarily located in the Kubínyi Mansion in Vyšný Kubín.