Series
Save Our NGA
The National Gallery of Australia is in deep strife. Home of the nation’s $6.9 billion art collection, the building is in a sad state of disrepair and desperately needs some $265 million to bring it up to a standard. This new series explores the plight of the institution, which has missed out on funding for far too long.
As governor-general, Quentin Bryce loved the NGA. Now she’s trying to save it
Dame Quentin Bryce has joined leading artists to call for a fix to the financial troubles engulfing the National Gallery of Australia.
- Linda Morris
It’s now make or break for the nation’s gallery
As important to the nation as Medicare, the National Gallery of Australia’s building is in disrepair and urgent funds are needed to protect the collection.
- Linda Morris and James Massola
Australia’s leading artists back action on gallery’s leaky roof
Patricia Piccinini, Cressida Campbell and John Olsen have called on the federal government to secure long-term funding for the national museum.
- Linda Morris
- Editorial
Short-term solution will not be enough to save the NGA
After nearly three decades of neglect the National Gallery of Australia must be fully restored to pride of place.
- The Herald's View
A Coalition legacy: Decaying institutions a sign of misplaced priorities
It may have taken 10 years to become apparent, but the National Gallery of Australia is now bearing the costs of the ridiculously named “efficiency dividend”.
Government confirms budget relief for gallery
The May budget will contain funding for cultural institutions as Tony Burke said the previous government had deliberately let run them down.
- Shane Wright
Gallery uses buckets as building falls into disrepair
New images reveal the National Gallery of Australia has fallen into such a state of neglect that buckets and towels are needed during downpours.
- Linda Morris
In photos: The National Art Gallery
Photographer James Brickwood heads inside the nation’s gallery, home to Australia’s $6.9 billion art collection.
Budget cuts force gallery to lean on donors for wages
More than 10 per cent of all staff positions at the National Gallery of Australia are funded from the purses of philanthropists, as budget cuts bite.
- Linda Morris and James Massola
- Opinion
The NGA and the art of restoration
The gallery faces a looming crisis after years of financial attrition that has impacted exhibitions and delayed repairs.
- The Herald's View
Why we are launching the ‘Save Our NGA’ campaign
A properly funded - and protected - national gallery really shouldn’t even be up for debate. We must fix the National Gallery of Australia.
- Bevan Shields
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