NEW SOUTH WALES, ART GALLERY OF

in Sydney, Australia, government-maintained art museum founded in 1874 with a grant from the state government. A new extension opened in 1972. The original resolution establishing the gallery authorized buying in London and in Sydney, and English 19th-century paintings and contemporary British art are particularly well represented. The museum has supported Australian artists since its foundation, and consequently it has one of the best collections of Australian art in the world.