Sabah Art Gallery

The art gallery was founded in 1984 by Datuk Mohd. Yaman Hj. Ahmad Mus.^[1][2] In 2012, it was certified as green building by Green Building Index Accreditation Panel.^[3] On 9 November 2013, Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman officiated the conservation centre building of the art gallery in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Sabah accession into the federation of Malaysia.^[4]

The art gallery building is located on a 1.7 hectares of land with an octagonal basket-shaped building.^[5][3] It was constructed with a cost of MYR16 million.^[3][6]

The building consists of two gallery spaces.^[3] The permanent exhibition of the art gallery houses more than 3,000 art works by local and international artists with a total estimated value of around more than MYR10 million.^[1][4] The temporary gallery houses various exhibitions.^[7]

Besides exhibitions, the gallery regularly hosts workshops, seminars, competitions etc.^[3]