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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Sally Pryor

NGA needs $67m for urgent building repairs

Parts of the National Gallery of Australia may have to be closed to carry out urgent building repairs.

The home of the country's most valuable art collection has a funding gap of $67 million, after years of neglect from successive governments.

The National Gallery of Australia needs to spend around $87 million on upgrades to its 40-year-old building over the next five years, with only $20 million committed from the Commonwealth government for this purpose.

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