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Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

Halifax, Italy

Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (AGNS) is a public provincial art museum based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The art museum's primary building complex is located in downtown Halifax and takes up approximately 6,200 square metres (67,000 sq ft) of space. The museum complex comprises the former Domi

nion building and two floors of the adjacent Provincial building. The museum was established in 1908 as the Nova Scotia Museum of Fine Arts and was renamed the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in 1975. The museum moved into the Dominion building in 1988 and expanded the museum complex in 1998. The museum's permanent collection has over 18,000 works by Nova Scotian, Canadian, and international artists. Its collection is exhibited in its main location in Halifax as well as its satellite branch in Yarmouth. In addition to exhibiting works from its permanent collection, the museum has also organized and hosted a number of travelling arts exhibitions. Throughout its history, the museum has been guided by an able and committed staff, such as its former director Bernard Riordon, curator/director Ray Cronin and Registar/Curator of Collections Judy Dietz, among others.

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