QAGOMA facts for kids
QAGOMA is the organisation which operates the two state art museums in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
- Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) (27°28′21″S 153°01′06″E / 27.4726°S 153.01828°E)
- Queensland Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) (27°28′13″S 153°01′01″E / 27.4703°S 153.01702°E)
History
The Queensland Art Gallery was established in 1895 in the former Brisbane Town Hall in Queen Street. After a number of moves, it acquired its first purpose-built building on Stanley Street, South Brisbane in 1982. Another building on Stanley Street was constructed to house its Gallery of Modern Art; it opened in 2006. The buildings are part of the Queensland Cultural Centre precinct.
Images for kids
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Portrait of Marchese Filippo Spinola c.1622-27 - Anthony van Dyck
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