{"id":18284,"date":"2022-09-19T11:06:43","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T11:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=18284"},"modified":"2022-09-19T11:06:43","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T11:06:43","slug":"major-construction-complete-on-the-agnsw-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2022\/09\/19\/major-construction-complete-on-the-agnsw-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Major construction complete on the AGNSW expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Major construction works for the $344 million expansion of the Art Gallery of NSW is now complete, with the new build on track to open its doors on Saturday 3 December.\u00a0
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NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said the project was part of the NSW Government\u2019s record investment in arts and culture.
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\u201cSydney is Australia\u2019s only global city and the expansion of the Art Gallery of NSW bolsters our reputation as one of the world\u2019s cultural capitals,\u201d Mr Perrottet said.\u00a0
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\u201cThe new building is an architectural masterpiece, befitting of some of the world\u2019s finest artworks and we can\u2019t wait to welcome the public in December.
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\u201cOur $244 million investment into this project will attract tourism, help inject $1 billion into the NSW economy and most importantly, inspire the next generation of artists.\u201d
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The $244 million contribution was made possible by the NSW Government\u2019s successful asset recycling program, which Labor has always opposed.
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Minister for Infrastructure, Cities and Active Transport Rob Stokes said delivery of the Art Gallery of NSW expansion created 540 construction jobs and was completed to an incredibly high standard.
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\u201cCultural infrastructure is crucial to creating great cities and the Project expands one of Australia\u2019s leading landmarks, nestled in one of our finest public spaces,\u201d Mr Stokes said.
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\u201cThis is an incredible building that combines striking design features with excellence in sustainability, recognised with a Six Star Green Star design rating.
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\u201cIt has been designed to accommodate the artworks of the 21st<\/sup>\u00a0century, with a fritted glass canopy, feature galleries and a unique 250-metre rammed earth wall sweeping through two levels of the building, made from NSW-sourced materials.\u201d
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Minister for Arts and Tourism Ben Franklin said the spectacular new building will double the space for art, with floor space increasing from 9,000 square metres to 16,000 square metres.
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\u201cAlong with enjoying leading exhibitions from around the world, visitors will also be able to enjoy new outdoor spaces, including a public art garden, all set in one of the world\u2019s most beautiful cultural precincts, adjacent to the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney,\u201d Mr Franklin said.
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\u201cIt\u2019s also exciting that in addition to the new building by Pritzker Prize-winning architects SANAA, the Art Gallery\u2019s much-loved original building is being revitalised for everyone to enjoy.
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\u201cThe expansion will include the celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, showcasing the Art Gallery\u2019s internationally renowned collection in a permanent gallery, the first to be encountered by visitors on entrance level of the new building, as well as across the expanded art museum.\u201d
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Together with the NSW Government\u2019s $244 million in funding, the Art Gallery has raised more than $100 million from private donors to support the extension. It is Australia\u2019s largest government and philanthropic arts partnership of its kind to date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Major construction works for the $344 million expansion of the Art Gallery of NSW is now complete, with the new build on track to open its doors on Saturday 3 December.\u00a0\u00a0NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said the project was part of the NSW Government\u2019s record investment in arts and culture.\u00a0\u201cSydney is Australia\u2019s only global city and … Continue reading “Major construction complete on the AGNSW expansion”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18284"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18285,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18284\/revisions\/18285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}