Murray Art Museum Albury

Murray Art Museum Albury (abbreviated MAMA) is a contemporary art museum located in Albury, Australia. Formerly known as the Albury Regional Art Gallery it was renamed as part of a $10.5 million refurbishment which included renovations to the former gallery building, the neighbouring burrows house and the extensions linking and extending both buildings into QEII Square.[2] Space in MAMA has extended from 832m² to 2036m² and has 10 gallery spaces over two levels. The building was designed by architect firm NBRS and Partners.[3]

Murray Art Museum Albury
EstablishedOctober 2nd 2015
LocationDean Street, Albury, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates36.08059°S 146.916753°E / -36.08059; 146.916753
TypeArt museum
DirectorBree Pickering [1]
CuratorMichael Moran [1]
Websitewww.mamalbury.com.au

Also attached to MAMA is the Canvas Eatery which is operated by Tim Tehan and provides seating for over 100 people indoors and out. It will also cater for functions held within MAMA.[4]

Exhibitions

Murray Art Museum Albury opened on October 2, 2015 with the exhibition Wiradjuri Ngurambanggu (On Wiradjuri Country) and featured the work of contemporary indigenous artists Jonathan Jones, Brook Andrew, Lorraine Connelly-Northey, Karla Dickens and Nicole Foreshew.[5]

Major exhibitions have included:[6]

  • Deborah Kelly: No Human Being is Illegal (in all our glory) + Venus Variations (2 October 2015 - 8 November 2015)[6]
  • Nicole Welch: Eastern Interiors (12 November 2015 - 13 December 2015)[6]
  • Impressions of Paris: Lautrec, Degas, Daumier (12 December 2015 - 31 January 2016)[6]
  • Marilyn: Celebrating an American Icon (12 February 2016 - 8 May 2016)[6]
  • MAMA Art Foundation National Photography Prize 2016 (21 May 2016 - 7 August 2016)[6]
  • SPEED: The Fast and the Curious (20 August 2016 - 6 November 2016)[6]
  • MAMA Summer Pop (18 November 2016 - 22 January 2017)[6]
  • Yours. Celebrating 70 years of collecting (3 February 2017 - 17 April 2017)[6]
  • Being Tiwi & Primavera at 25 (28 April 2017 - 25 June 2017)[6]
  • Yao Jui-Chung + Lost Society Document + Sandy Hsiu-Chih Lo: Mirage: Disused Public Property in Taiwan (7 July 2017 - 17 September 2017)[6]
  • Landmarks (29 September 2017 - 3 December 2017)[6]
  • 2017 Archibald Prize (15 December 2017 - 28 January 2018)[6]
  • Material Sound (9 February 2018 - 29 April 2018)[6]
  • MAMA Art Foundation National Photography Prize 2018 (10 May 2018 - 22 July 2018)[6]

See also
  1. Albury Library Museum

References
  1. "MAMA's first Curator". Albury City Council. Albury City Council. 24 June 2015. p. 1. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  2. Jess, Allison (29 April 2015). "Who's your MAMA? Albury's new art museum that's who". Australian Broadcasting Company. ABC Goulburn Murray. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. "Who is MAMA?". MAMA Albury. MAMA Albury. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  4. Johnston, David (21 August 2015). "Murray Art Museum Albury restaurant cafe operator confirmed". The Border Mail. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  5. Albury City Council (27 August 2015). "MAMA to open Friday 2 October". Albury City Council. Albury City Council. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  6. "MAMA Albury - Exhibitions". MAMA Albury Official Website. MAMA Albury. Retrieved 23 September 2015.


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