Mendel Art Gallery

Mendel Art Gallery

Coordinates: 52°08′05″N 106°38′56″W / 52.134845°N 106.649008°W / 52.134845; -106.649008

Mendel Art Gallery and Civic Conservatory
Mendel Art Gallery and Civic Conservatory
Mendel Art Gallery and Civic Conservatory
Established October 16, 1964
Location Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Type Art museum and conservatory
Collection size 5000
Visitor figures 150,000 (2009)
Director Vincent J. Varga
Curator Dan Ring
Website www.mendel.ca

The Mendel Art Gallery is a major creative cultural centre in City Park, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, opened in 1964. Housing a permanent collection of works of local, regional and national significance, the Mendel is also known for its public programs for all ages. Its current executive director and CEO is Vincent Varga. The Saskatoon Civic Conservatory is located adjacent to the Mendel and draws over 150,000 visitors a year.[1] The twinned facilities are located into the landscape of the west bank of the South Saskatchewan River.

Civic conservatory interior
We recognize our role and responsibility not merely as stewards of the art objects we collect, preserve, research, and present, but as a potent agent of social change, driven by the multiple social, cultural, and educational possibilities of an expanded vision for the public art museum.
 
— Mendel Art Gallery


References

  1. ^ "About the Mendel Art Gallery". Mendel Art Gallery. http://www.mendel.ca/about/index.html. Retrieved 2010-11-21. 

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