Dictionary of Sydney

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Education Department Art Gallery

Art gallery that operated in the Education Department building from 1915. Until the 1960s it was one of the best known public art venues in Sydney.

Milestone
Opened
1915
Closed
1964
Name
Alternate
William Wilkins Gallery
1984 -
Type

Education Department Art Gallery

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,
2011

Built as part of the Education Department's fine building in Bridge Street during World War I, the gallery hosted Australian artists' work for more than five decades.