Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane

300px-Gallery_of_Modern_Art_Main_EntranceThe Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) is an art museum located in the South Bank precinct of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The gallery is part of the Queensland Cultural Centre.

GOMA opened on 2 December 2006. It is the Queensland Art Gallery’s second building, and is the largest gallery of modern and contemporary art in Australia.[4] It complements the Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) building, situated only 150 metres (490 ft) away. Queensland’s Gallery of Modern Art also houses Australia’s first purpose built cinematheque. The gallery is situated on Kurilpa Point next to the Queensland Art Gallery and State Library of Queensland and faces the Brisbane River and the CBD. The Gallery of Modern Art has a total floor area over 25,000 square metres (270,000 sq ft) and the largest exhibition gallery is 1,100 square metres (12,000 sq ft). The building was designed by Sydney architecture firm Architectus.

The gallery’s first purchase was made in 1895.

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