Canberra Museum and Gallery

infobox Australian museum
name= Canberra Museum and Gallery


established= 1998
location= City Centre, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
visitors=
director=
website= [http://www.museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au/cmag/index.html]

Canberra Museum and Gallery, an art gallery and museum in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Located on London Circuit, in Civic in the centre of the city. The gallery was opened on 13 February, 1998.

The museum houses a permanent collection called "Reflecting Canberra" which opened on 14 February, 2001, which is regularly updated with changing events. Among other things the exhibition includes works on display about the Canberra bushfires of 2003.

There are several art galleries located on two floors of the building, which have different exhibitions of paintings, photography or other works of art. In its first five years the gallery had held 158 exhibitions. Entry to the gallery is free. There is also a Resource Centre located in the building.

CMAG is part of, ACT Museums and Galleries which is an administrative unit of the Cultural Facilities Corporation (CFC). The latter was established under the Cultural Facilities Corporation Act 1997 for the purpose of managing and developing a number of the ACT’s major cultural assets: the Canberra Theatre; the Canberra Museum and Gallery; the Nolan Collection and ACT Historic Places (Lanyon, Calthorpes’ House and Mugga Mugga). The Corporation’s responsibilities span across the performing arts, the visual arts, social history and cultural heritage management.

Consisting of the Canberra Museum and Gallery, the Nolan Collection and ACT Historic Places (Lanyon, Calthorpes’ House and Mugga Mugga), ACT Museums and Galleries delivers a range of cultural services to the community in providing activities such as exhibitions, public and education programs, and through collecting, conserving and presenting significant aspectsof the ACT’s cultural heritage.

External links

* [http://www.museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au/cmag/index.html Museums and Galleries]
* [http://www.stateart.com.au/sota/news/default.asp?fid=1804 5 year anniversary]