Public Museums and Gallery Funding
Official Information Requests
Response
Sent: Friday, 5 June 2026 12:14pm
Subject: Official Information Request - Public Museums and Gallery Funding
I refer to your Official Information request of 30 April 2026 for information regarding public museums and gallery funding.
Questions:
The amount of funding your Council has provided to public museums and galleries for each of the last 10 financial years. (Opex)
The amount (if any) allocated specifically for acquisitions of art and other items for museums and galleries for each of the last 10 financial years. (Capex)
The two amounts above as a percentage of total Council spending for each financial year.
Answer:
Please note that Council can only retrieve data for the last 8 years.
| Year | Opex Funding | Capex Funding | % |
| 2018 | $ 2,242,106 | $ 184,970 | 2% |
| 2019 | $ 2,399,474 | $ 44,000 | 2% |
| 2020 | $ 2,030,729 | - | 2% |
| 2021 | $ 2,350,594 | - | 2% |
| 2022 | $ 1,931,015 | - | 2% |
| 2023 | $ 2,030,364 | - | 1% |
| 2024 | $ 2,353,630 | - | 1% |
| 2025 | $ 2,472,893 | - | 1% |
| Total | $ 17,810,805 | $ 228,970 | 2% |
