Two years after the National Gallery of Australia disclosed it was using blankets and buckets to mop up leaking water, the museum’s roof, windows and skylights are still awaiting a permanent fix.

Essential works to address a “significant backlog of building failures and ageing infrastructure” was only partially funded, the gallery has revealed in its annual report , and it was “actively focused” on securing necessary funding.

The NGA in Canberra is home to the most valuable collection of art in Australia – valued at $7.4 billion – and comprises 155,594 works, including the world’s largest collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art.

The poor state of repair of its building was disclosed in a series of reports by this masthead in 2023, which prompted the Albanese governmen

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