Art Gallery of NSW director Michael Brand said the leading cultural institution intended to carry the new names with the “deepest respect”.
More than 12 months after its fanfare opening, the $344 million extension of the Art Gallery of NSW has finally been given a new name., meaning seeing water, and its 132-year-old original building designed by Walter Liberty Vernon, will be namedThe north and south wings of the Art Gallery of NSW are to be given Indigenous cultural names.
He acknowledged that the names might take the public a period of adjustment: “We understand that it might take some time for the new names to become commonly used, but we are confident that our staff and visitors will embrace the names and appreciate their meaning.” However, the former Coalition government intervened to request negotiations be expanded to include the La Perouse Indigenous community and the Aboriginal Languages Trust.
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