Art Gallery of New South Wales | art gallery of nsw
PublicartgalleryinSydney,AustraliaTheArtGalleryofNewSouthWales(AGNSW),foundedastheNewSouthWalesAcademyofArtin1872andknownastheNationalArtGalleryofNewSouthWalesbetween1883and1958,islocatedinTheDomain,Sydney,Australia.ItisthemostimportantpublicgalleryinSydneyandoneofthelargestinAustralia.Thegallerysfirstpublicexhibitionopenedin1874.Admissionisfreetothegeneralexhibitionspace,whichdisplaysAustralianart(includingIndigenousAustralianart),EuropeanandAsianart.AdedicatedAsianGallerywasopenedin2003.Hi...
Public art gallery in Sydney, Australia
The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), founded as the New South Wales Academy of Art in 1872 and known as the National Art Gallery of New South Wales between 1883 and 1958, is located in The Domain, Sydney, Australia. It is the most important public gallery in Sydney and one of the largest in Australia.
The gallerys first public exhibition opened in 1874. Admission is free to the general exhibition space, which displays Australian art (including Indigenous Australian art), European and Asian art. A dedicated Asian Gallery was opened in 2003.
History[edit] 19th century[edit] The Art Gallery of New South Wales (c. 1900)On 24 April 1871, a public meeting was convened in Sydney to establish an Academy of Art "for the purpose of promoting the fine arts through lectures, art classes and regular exhibitions." Eliezer Levi Montefiore (brother of Jacob Levi Montefiore and nephew of Jacob and Joseph Barrow Montefiore) c...