page_title: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
hierarchical_section_title: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
caption_attribution_description: English: The former Dominion Building, now serving as part of the facilities of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
context_page_description: The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia 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 of space. The museum complex is made up of the former Dominion building, and two floors of the adjacent Provincial building. In addition to its main museum complex in Halifax, the museum also operates a satellite branch in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
  The museum was established in 1908 as the Nova Scotia Museum of Fine Arts, and was later 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. In 2006, the museum opened a satellite branch in Yarmouth.
  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.
context_section_description: 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 is made up of the former Dominion building, and two floors of the adjacent Provincial building. In addition to its main museum complex in Halifax, the museum also operates a satellite branch in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
  The museum was established in 1908 as the Nova Scotia Museum of Fine Arts, and was later 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. In 2006, the museum opened a satellite branch in Yarmouth.
  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.
caption: Exterior facade of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia's Dominion building in Halifax
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