A federal grant is helping the Kelowna Art Gallery香蕉视频直播檚 permanent art collection have a little bit more space to grow.

The grant provides funds for what the art gallery says is significant upgrade to the storage vault that houses more than 800 of the works that are in the collection.

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The storage vault is both climate and environmentally-controlled, which allows for the careful preservation and conservation of the works inside. At the time of this release, the collection contains 881 pieces by 166 different artists. The majority of pieces in the collection are by contemporary Canadian artists, with a small number of historical Canadian pieces.

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Members of the public can now view and explore the works in the permanent collection online at .

The Kelowna Art Gallery is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.