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Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA)
Main entrance to GOMA.
Main entrance to GOMA.
Established December 2006 (2006-12)
Location Stanley Place, South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Type Art museum
Visitors 667,657 (2016)
Owner Government of Queensland
Public transit access Bus: Cultural Centre station
Train: South Brisbane station

The Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) is a large art museum in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located in the South Bank area, which is a fun place with lots of cultural spots. GOMA is part of a bigger art group called QAGOMA.

GOMA first opened its doors on December 2, 2006. It is Australia's biggest gallery for modern and contemporary art. This means it shows art from recent times and today. The gallery also has something special called the Australian Cinémathèque. This is a unique place in an art museum where you can watch movies. GOMA is right next to the Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) and the State Library of Queensland. It looks out over the Brisbane River and the city center. The building has a huge floor area, more than 25,000 square meters! Its largest exhibition room is 1,100 square meters.

How GOMA Was Designed

GOMA, Brisbane
The architecture of GOMA was designed to look like a "pavilion in the landscape".

In 2002, a company called Architectus was chosen to design GOMA. They wanted the building to feel like a "pavilion in the landscape." This means it was designed to fit in with the natural area around it. It also connects to the city and the river. Architectus won an award in 2007 for their design. The building cost about 107 million dollars to build.

Cool Art Exhibitions at GOMA

Entrance to GoMA - 21st Century - Art in the First Decade
Entrance to GOMA during the exhibition "21st Century: Art in the First Decade".

GOMA often has exciting art shows. Here are some of the past exhibitions you might have heard of:

  • Fairy Tales (December 2, 2023 – April 28, 2024)
  • Water (December 7, 2019 – April 26, 2020)
  • I, Object (August 3, 2019 - August 29, 2021)
  • Work, Work, Work (August 3, 2019 - July 19, 2020)
  • Perceptions of Time (May 25, 2019 - June 28, 2020)
  • Geometries (May 25, 2019 - February 2, 2020)
  • Quilty (June 29 - October 13, 2019)
  • Margaret Olley: A Generous Life (June 15 - October 13, 2019)
  • Patricia Piccinini: Curious Affection (March 24 - August 5, 2018)
  • Yayoi Kusama: Life is the Heart of a Rainbow (November 4, 2017 - February 11, 2018)
  • Gerhard Richter: The Life of Images (October 14, 2017 - February 4, 2018)
  • Marvel: Creating the Cinematic Universe (May 27 - September 3, 2017)
  • Cindy Sherman (May 28 - October 3, 2016)
  • David Lynch: Between Two Worlds (March 14 - June 8, 2015)
  • Future Beauty: 30 Years of Japanese Fashion (November 1, 2014 – February 15, 2015)
  • Cai Guo-Qiang: Falling Back to Earth (November 23, 2013 – May 11, 2014)
  • Matisse: Drawing Life (December 3, 2011 – March 4, 2012)
  • Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Man, The Image & The World (August 28 - November 27, 2011)
  • Surrealism: The Poetry of Dreams (June 11 - October 2, 2011)
  • 21st Century: Art in the First Decade (December 18, 2010 – April 26, 2011)
  • Valentino, Retrospective: Past/Present/Future (August 7 – November 14, 2010)
  • Ron Mueck (May 8 – August 1, 2010)
  • The China Project (March 28 – June 28, 2009)
  • Picasso & his collection (June 9 - September 14, 2008)
  • Andy Warhol (December 8, 2007 – April 13, 2008)

Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art

GOMA and the Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) work together to host a special event called the Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, also known as APT. This big art show happens every three years and features amazing art from across Asia and the Pacific.

  • The 10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT10) (December 4, 2021 - April 25, 2022)
  • The 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT9) (November 24, 2018 - April 28, 2019)
  • The 8th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT8) (November 21, 2015 - April 10, 2016)
  • The 7th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT7) (December 8, 2012 – April 14, 2013)
  • The 6th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT6) (December 5, 2009 – April 5, 2010)
  • The 5th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT5) (December 2, 2006 – May 27, 2007)
  • The 4th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT4) (September 12, 2002 - January 27, 2003)
  • The 3rd Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT3) (September 9, 1999 - January 26, 2000)
  • The 2nd Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT2) (September 27, 1996 - January 19, 1997)
  • The 1st Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT1) (September 17 - December 5, 1993)

Some Artworks You Might See

GOMA has many interesting artworks in its collection. Here are a few examples:

See also

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