Sabah Art Gallery

The Sabah Art Gallery is a state art gallery which was established in 1984. It was placed under the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment Sabah under the administration of the Sabah Cultural Board. The objectives of the gallery are to collect, store, preserve, interpret and exhibit both local and foreign works of art. It strives to increase the quantity and uplift the quality of art works and promote the appreciation of art in the state. To achieve its objectives the gallery organizes monthly exhibitions, weekly workshops occasional seminars, various competitions and so on. The gallery has so far acquired over 3,000 pieces of art works in its permanent collection in the form of paintings, carvings, sculptures, installations and so on, mostly by local artists.