MacKenzie Art Gallery, Art museum in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
The MacKenzie Art Gallery is an art museum in Regina, Saskatchewan, housing eight exhibition spaces within a modern building. The collection spans thousands of artworks covering different artistic styles and periods.
The museum was founded in 1953, based on the private art collection of Norman MacKenzie, and moved to its current building in 1990. This relocation allowed for a much larger and improved presentation of the artworks.
The gallery takes its name from Norman MacKenzie, who left his collection to Regina College in 1936. In 1998 it became the first public art museum in Canada to name an Indigenous Canadian as head curator, and in 2019 it pledged greater support for Indigenous artists and wider use of French, one of the country's two official languages.
The gallery sits at the southwestern edge of Wascana Centre, in the T. C. Douglas Building shared with provincial government offices; the outdoor sculpture garden is southwest of the main entrance. Since June 2019, admission is charged for the second-floor galleries, with free access there on 12 days each year. The building also holds a 185-seat theatre and a gift shop.
The site features an outdoor sculpture garden with large-scale artworks that change regularly. These open-air installations offer a different perspective on art display compared to the indoor galleries.
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