NGA

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art museum cultural institution national museum

NGA is the commonly used abbreviation for the National Gallery of Australia, the country’s premier national art museum located in Canberra.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art museum ⓘ
cultural institution ⓘ
national museum ⓘ
abbreviation NGA self-linksurface differs ⓘ
architect Colin Madigan ⓘ
architecturalStyle Brutalism ⓘ
surface form: Brutalist architecture
city Canberra ⓘ
collectionFocus Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art ⓘ
American art ⓘ
Asian art ⓘ
Australian art ⓘ
European art ⓘ
Pacific art ⓘ
collectionSize over 150000 works of art ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
established 1967 ⓘ
foundingLegislation National Gallery Act 1975 ⓘ
fullName National Gallery of Australia ⓘ
fundingSource Australian government ⓘ
surface form: Australian Government
governingBody Australian government ⓘ
surface form: Australian Government
hasCollection international art collection ⓘ
national collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art ⓘ
national collection of Australian art ⓘ
hasFacility auditorium ⓘ
café ⓘ
conservation laboratories ⓘ
education facilities ⓘ
museum shop ⓘ
permanent collection galleries ⓘ
research library ⓘ
temporary exhibition spaces ⓘ
hasOutdoorArea sculpture garden ⓘ
hasProgram education programs ⓘ
public programs and events ⓘ
research and scholarship initiatives ⓘ
temporary exhibitions ⓘ
locatedIn Parliamentary Triangle, Canberra ⓘ
surface form: Parkes, Canberra
locatedNear High Court of Australia ⓘ
National Portrait Gallery of Australia ⓘ
Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
location Canberra ⓘ
mandate to develop and maintain a national collection of works of art ⓘ
to exhibit and promote understanding and enjoyment of art ⓘ
openedToPublic 1982 ⓘ
oversees National Gallery of Australia ⓘ
surface form: national art collection of Australia
significance premier national art museum of Australia ⓘ
stateOrTerritory Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context) ⓘ
surface form: Australian Capital Territory
type federal cultural institution ⓘ
visitorAttraction major tourist attraction in Canberra ⓘ

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NGA → abbreviation → NGA self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: National Gallery of Australia