The National Gallery of Australia is a premier art museum established in 1967. Their 160,000 item collection includes works from Australia, from Western modern masters plus international artists. Also exhibited are crafts and photography. The museum has nearly 250,000 square feet of exhibition space on three levels. The building’s façade – created by Colin Madigan and opened in 1982 – is called Brutalist meaning raw concrete. This design style is shared with the High Court of Australia, the museum’s neighbor along King Edward Terrace. The aluminum sphere near the entrance is titled, “Eran.” The artwork was created in 2010 by Dr. Thancoupie Gloria Fletcher James AO. When she died the following year, Thancoupie became the last speaker of Thaynakwith. This was the language of the Dhaynagwidh people.
