Timeline
| 1895 | |
March |
Queensland National Art Gallery is founded. Official opening takes place in an upper floor room of Brisbane Town Hall. |
| 1905 | |
December |
Gallery reopens on the third floor of the then Executive Building. |
| 1931 | |
February |
Gallery moves to the refurbished Concert Hall of the Exhibition Building and reopens to the public. |
| 1973 | |
March |
Robin Gibson is announced the winner of the architecture competition for the Queensland Art Gallery. |
| 1974 | |
April |
Gallery closes in Exhibition Building. |
| 1975 | |
March |
Gallery reopens in temporary premises on the fifth and sixth floors of the MIM Building. |
| 1982 | |
June |
On 21 June, the Queensland Art Gallery building, the first purpose-built home for the institution, opens at South Brisbane. |
November |
The Queensland Art Gallery is awarded the Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Buildings. |
| 1987 | |
October |
Designing the Future of the Gallery outlines a strategic outlook for the Gallery's future. |
| 1990 | |
February |
Director, Doug Hall, writes to the Premier, Wayne Goss, requesting that the Government consider the Gallery's accommodation needs. |
| 1991 | |
October |
Proposals to extend the existing Gallery building are discussed by Trustees. |
| 1993 | |
September |
'First Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art' opens. |
October |
Queensland Cultural Centre Trust (QCCT) initiates discussions on Stage VI development. |
| 1994 | |
July |
A Project Definition Statement to extend the existing Gallery building identifies a minimum requirement for more than 7000 m² of additional facilities. |
| 1995 | |
March |
Consultants report to the QCCT on the Stage VI development options. |
November |
Cabinet dedicates the site to the north of the Queensland Cultural Centre for future expansion. |
| 1996 | |
February |
Gallery Trustees decide that a competition is the best option for progressing the project. |
December |
Cabinet gives in-principle endorsement to the QCC-2000 Project incorporating the Gallery's expansion program. |
| 1997 | |
February |
The Department of Public Works conducts a Value Management Workshop on the QCC-2000 Project. |
April |
Review of accommodation needs results in a Draft Accommodation Schedule increasing the Gallery's need to more than 14 000 m². |
May |
Gallery Trustees endorse the 'two sites, one vision' strategy to develop a separate Gallery of Modern Art to complement the existing building |
December |
Formal announcement by the Coalition Government of the QCC-2000 Project includes a 14 200m² Gallery of Modern Art. |
| 1998 | |
April |
Government invites public comment on its intention to conduct architectural competitions for the major buildings of the QCC-2000 master plan. |
September |
Labor Government initiates a review of the QCC-2000 master plan. |
| 1999 | |
March |
Gallery submits its Revised Needs Analysis for the Queensland Art Gallery's building program, substantiating the rationale of its dual-site development. |
| 2000 | |
May |
On 17 May, the Labor Government announces the revised Millennium Arts Project with an increased budget for the Gallery of Modern Art. |
| 2001 | |
July |
The Strategic Planning Framework for the MA-QCC is released and the Architect Selection Competition for the Gallery of Modern Art is launched. |
September |
174 submissions received in Stage 1 of the Gallery competition. |
November |
On 13 November, the Government announces the short list of five architectural teams for Stage 2 of the Gallery competition. |
| 2002 | |
April |
On 8 April, the Government announces Architectus + Davenport Campbell as the selected architectural team to design the Gallery of Modern Art. |
June |
On 21 June, the exhibition of Stage 2 submissions for the GoMA Architect Competition opens on the twentieth anniversary of the existing building. Exhibition closed on 4 August. |
July |
On 19 July, Architectus + Davenport Campbell are formally commissioned by the Government to design the GoMA. |
August |
On 28 August, the Queensland University of Technology and the University of Queensland architecture faculties stage a 'Salon de Refuses', showing a select number of the Competition's Stage 1 submissions. |
| 2003 | |
April |
On 2 April, the Steering Committee approves Donovan Hill + PeddleThorp as architects for the Site Infrastructure Works. |
May |
On 2 May, a select list of tenderers are invited to tender for the MA-QCC Project. |
July |
On 15 July, the Minister of Public Works signs off on the MA-QCC's site designation. On 28 July, the Queensland Government announces Bovis Lend Lease as the preferred Managing Contractor for the Millennium Arts - Queensland Cultural Centre Project. |
September |
Design development on the GoMA re-commences. |
December |
Design development completed. |
| 2004 | |
May |
Commencement of construction on the site. |
| 2006 | |
December |
Completion and public opening. |
