£be IReport of tbe Superintenoent of tbe 

 art <3allen> ano flDuseum of Hnticiuities. 



REVIEW OF THE YEAR. 



The great interest shown by the general public in 

 the Art Gallery at its opening and during the first two 

 years of iis existence shows no signs of falling off, the 

 attendance for the past year being considerably in ad- 

 vance of that of the year before. 



That the Loan Exhibitions that have been arranged 

 have helped materially to sustain this interest is beyond 

 doubt, although the permanent exhibits both in the 

 nature of pictures and antiquities, are now a constant 

 source of attraction to visitors. That additions should 

 have been made to these latter is natural, and the 

 Bristol Room in particular has been considerably en- 

 riched in this way. 



The Board of Education, as mentioned at page 12, 

 has lent a collection of 84 water-colour paintings of 

 Pompeii by Signor Luigi Bazzani, which were on ex- 

 hibition for three months from December last. This 

 unique collection was much appreciated and several of 

 the drawings were copied by students. 



Seventh Loan Exhibition. 



The 7th Loan Exhibition, which consisted of a 

 selection of the works of British Animal Painters to 

 illustrate "Animals in Art," by which name the Ex- 

 hibition was popularly known, was visited by 171,230 

 persons during the 22 weeks it was open. 



