Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

Exterior facade of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia's Dominion building in Halifax
Established	1908; 116 years ago (1908)
Location	1723 Hollis Street Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Coordinates	44°38′52.83″N 63°34′21.54″W / 44.6480083°N 63.5726500°W / 44.6480083; -63.5726500
Type	Art museum
Collection size	Over 18,000 [1]
Visitors	45,455 (2017)[2]
CEO	Sarah Moore Fillmore [4]
Curator	David Diviney (Senior Curator)[3]
Website	agns.ca

The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (AGNS) is a public provincial art museum based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The art museum's primary building complex is located in downtown Halifax and takes up approximately 6,200 square metres (67,000 sq ft) of space. The museum complex comprises the former Dominion building and two floors of the adjacent Provincial building.

The museum was established in 1908 as the Nova Scotia Museum of Fine Arts and was renamed the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in 1975. The museum moved into the Dominion building in 1988 and expanded the museum complex in 1998.

The museum's permanent collection has over 18,000 works by Nova Scotian, Canadian, and international artists. Its collection is exhibited in its main location in Halifax as well as its satellite branch in Yarmouth. In addition to exhibiting works from its permanent collection, the museum has also organized and hosted a number of travelling arts exhibitions.