The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia has decided not to reopen its Yarmouth location, ending an 18-year effort to expand exhibitions beyond the main gallery in downtown Halifax.
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Officials with the gallery said the closure will begin on Feb. 1 while the restoration takes place 'to ensure public safety and the safety of the permanent collection.'
Before he became known as being a Group of Seven painter, Arthur Lismer lived in Halifax for three years. For part of that time, he documented wartime Halifax as an artist for the Canadian War Memorials Fund.