Sunday, January 3, 2010

2010 in Edmonton Begins with New Art Gallery of Alberta Reopening

The new Art Gallery of Alberta, designed by Randall Stout Architects, opens in just 27 days, on January 31, 2010.

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Art Gallery of Alberta

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Former Edmonton Art Gallery

The exhibition program for the new gallery includes:

EDGAR DEGAS: Figures in Motion
January 31–May 30, 2010

Franciso Goya: The Disasters of War and Los Caprichos
January 31–May 30, 2010

Karsh: Image Maker
January 31–May 30, 2010

The Murder of Crows by Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller
January 31–May 9, 2010

After $88 million in renovations, the new gallery has a total of 85,000 sq. ft. of usable space and doubles the amount of exhibition space to 30,000 sq. ft. There is also a dedicated gallery space for the 6,000 pieces in the permanent collection, as well as educational and other public spaces.

The AGA has entered into a 3-year partnership agreement with the National Gallery of Canada, in which space in the AGA building will be reserved for special exhibitions presented jointly by both institutions. The Goya exhibition will be the first of this series.

There will be free admission for the first two days of the gallery's operation.

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