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A look at our new and possibly improved NGA

by Leo Shanahan

30 Sep 06:26pm

Filed under: Architecture, Art, Indigenous Art, National Gallery Of Australia

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The National Gallery is one of those buildings people like to beat up on.

Can't you just all leave it alone? The NGA. Picture: Ray Strange

Since its open in 1967the building has been subject to hurtful and unfair sledges such as “pile of concrete poo” and “High Court off-cuts”.

Besides the fact the Colin Madigan building is one of the world’s best examples of brutalist architecture, it is also safely Australia’s coolest public building. In a city dotted with real piles of bureaucratic concrete the NGA is an oasis of unique design.

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Lucy says:

08:22pm | 01/10/10

I really like the NGA building, and while your description worries me, I’ll withhold judgement on the renos until I see them myself on my next trip to Canberra. My understanding of the old entrance that you describe as the ‘original’ was that it was not actually designed to be… Read more »
David C says:

12:38pm | 01/10/10

i was there last Sunday, it is well worth the time to wander round. The outside areas of the NGA and the portrait gallery are very sparse though, its as if its deserted. As for Canberra well thats a weird place isnt it? Lot of “mate of the dirt” types…… Read more »

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