Major Donation for New Victoria Gallery

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A donation of $2.8 million from the late Anthony Thorn has been given to the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria for its new building.

“Anthony Thorn stepped forward as a donor at the very beginning of our renewal campaign; he had faith in our vision and wanted to honour his late wife Jacqueline,” said Leslie Hildebrandt, vice-chair of the gallery's board. “It was important to Anthony to celebrate the relationship that they both had with the AGGV – a place where he said they were always made to feel at home”

The gallery has unveiled updated drawings of project by HCMA Architecture. The provincial government committed $6 million to the project in 2018.

Source: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria