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    Geelong Gallery

    Jun 28, 2017 3 minutes

    Since its establishment, the Gallery has amassed a magnificent collection of 19th to 21st century Australian and European paintings and decorative arts, including 18th and 19th century English porcelain, British art pottery, colonial Australian silver, as well as contemporary Australian paintings, prints, sculpture and ceramics. A particular focus of the collection is early images of the Geelong region.

    Prior to the founding of the Gallery, the Geelong Mechanics Institute (established in 1846) afforded the Geelong community a stimulating program of exhibitions, conversazione, and concerts. In 1896, a group of twelve prominent Geelong citizens and business leaders were invited

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