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Introduction
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GOMA was the first art museum in Australia to include
purpose-built facilities dedicated to film and the moving
image. Since opening in December 2006, the Gallery’s
Australian Cinémathèque has presented more than 2500
films and attracted more than 150 000 visitors.
The Gallery publishes a range of research and scholarship
on the Collection, exhibitions and artists, all of which is
accessible to a wide readership. Children’s publishing, through
the Gallery’s Children’s Art Centre, is an important component
of the overall publishing program.
The innovative and wide-ranging education and public
programs presented at the Gallery highlight the visual arts as
an interconnected part of broader culture, relevant to the lives
of diverse audiences, including children, young people and
seniors. The variety of exhibitions, publications, programs and
collecting practices forming the Gallery’s core business make
art more accessible to Queenslanders, enhance the visitor
experience and help define us as a community.
The Queensland Art Gallery is governed by the Queensland
Art Gallery Board of Trustees (the Board).
The Board is a statutory body. Its existence, functions and
powers are set out in the
Queensland Art Gallery Act 1987
.
For more information on the Board, please refer to page 133.