Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
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The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is the province’s principal public art museum, known for its extensive collection of Nova Scotian, Canadian, and international artworks and its role as a major cultural institution in Halifax.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Art Gallery of Nova Scotia canonical | 2 |
| Nova Scotia Museum of Fine Arts | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art museum
ⓘ
cultural institution ⓘ public art gallery ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| established | 1908 ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
Nova Scotia ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Nova Scotia
private donors ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Nova Scotia
ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Nova Scotia
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| hasCollectionSize | over 18000 works ⓘ |
| hasCollectionStrength |
contemporary art
ⓘ
folk art ⓘ historic Canadian art ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType |
Canadian art
ⓘ
Nova Scotian art ⓘ international art ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
art studio
ⓘ
café ⓘ education spaces ⓘ exhibition galleries ⓘ gallery shop ⓘ |
| hasMission | to collect, preserve, and exhibit art ⓘ |
| hasRole |
promoting visual arts in Nova Scotia
ⓘ
supporting Nova Scotian artists ⓘ |
| hasSatelliteLocation | Yarmouth ⓘ |
| holdsWorkBy |
Alex Colville
ⓘ
Group of Seven painters ⓘ
surface form:
Group of Seven artists
Mary Pratt ⓘ Maud Lewis ⓘ Tom Forrestall ⓘ |
| isPrincipalPublicArtMuseumOf | Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Canada
ⓘ
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Halifax
Nova Scotia ⓘ Halifax Waterfront ⓘ
surface form:
downtown Halifax
|
| locatedInBuilding |
former Dominion Building
ⓘ
former Provincial Building ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Maud Lewis house installation
ⓘ
collection of works by Maud Lewis ⓘ |
| offers |
education programs
ⓘ
permanent collection displays ⓘ public lectures ⓘ temporary exhibitions ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| openedAtCurrentSite | 1988 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Government of Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| originalName |
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Nova Scotia Museum of Fine Arts
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| province | Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| renamed | Art Gallery of Nova Scotia self-link ⓘ |
| renamedInYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| website | https://www.artgalleryofnovascotia.ca/ ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Nova Scotia Museum of Fine Arts