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History of the Gallery

Cairns Art Gallery (formerly Cairns Regional Gallery) officially opened on 15 July 1995 as a not-for-profit company managed by a Board of Directors.

The dream of a public art gallery for Cairns began to take shape in 1979 and over the next sixteen years it took a shared passion and vision for the future, as well as the tenacious commitment of Cairns Mayors, Councillors, State Ministers, artists and members of the community to raise over $2 million to repurpose the heritage listed Public Curators Building into an award-winning gallery.

The Cairns Art Gallery is now one of Australia’s leading public galleries recognised for the excellence of it's programs and collections relating to the unique heritage and living culture of North Queensland in the context of the world’s tropic zone and the Asia Pacific region.

We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of the land on which the Cairns Art Gallery is situated.

Image 1: Cairns Art Gallery. Image 2: Former State Government Offices c. 1936. Photo: State Library of Queensland. State Library of Queensland.

 

 

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Mon-Fri9am - 6pm
Sat9am - 5pm
Sun9am - 5pm

Gallery Shop Open

Gallery closed ANZAC Day
Open Monday 26 Apr 9:00am–5:00pm

Cnr Abbott & Shields

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