The City Gallery of Nova Gorica, which is situated within the Primorsko dramsko gledališče (the PDG Theatre), was founded in 1997. It initially operated under the auspices of the Goriški muzej (the Gorica Museum), but in 2000 it became part of the public institution Kulturni dom Nova Gorica (the Nova Gorica Arts Centre).
The exhibition space is circular in shape and it covers an area of 361 sq. metres. The gallery's exhibition programme covers all types of contemporary visual art.