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    Manly Art Gallery & Museum

    Oct 18, 2019 3 minutes

    Nestled alongside the harbour at Sydney’s iconic beach suburb of Manly you’ll find this cultural hub, which began in 1930 after Manly Council supported the idea of a gallery as a cultural focus for the area. Passionate committed citizens, including artists, historians, and politicians, were the driving force behind the gradual development of the collection into a gallery.

    Manly Art Gallery & Museum (MAG&M) was the first metropolitan-based regional gallery in NSW, and is one of 40 public galleries in the state.

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