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Leeds Central Library, Alexander St, Leeds LS1 3AB, UK
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Leeds Art Gallery in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is a museum whose collection of 20th-century British Art is recognised by the British government as a collection "of national importance". Its collection also includes 19th-century and earlier art works. The gallery opened on 3 October 1888 as Leeds City Art Gallery and was paid for by public subscription, collected in honour of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887. The artist Hubert von Herkomer formally opened the building, and presented an example of his work to the collection. In 1912, the Leeds Art Collections Fund was formed to support the gallery’s acquisitions, which it continues to do today. The gallery is owned and administered by Leeds City Council. On 13 October 2017, Leeds Art Gallery reopened to the public after 18 months of renovations to the Victorian building. The renovation uncovered the impressive glass roof in the Central Court Gallery.
