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The collection housed the Royal Australian Navy's presentations, relics and trophies, in buildings originally designed to warehouse armaments and ammunition. These are located on an island at the extreme western end of Sydney Harbour. The buildings date from 1865. Items from the collection are lent to most major maritime and military museums and throughout the Royal Australian Navy.Over 750,000 items
A Beau Geste-style fortress structure houses this social history museum. Its emphasis is on military history, with exhibits ranging from a Japanese tank to miniature soldiers. The Museum also features a historic comics section, stamps, hundreds of cameras, rare musical instruments and other items of general and Australian historical interest.
Established in 1930, the Gallery & Museum houses an art collection which was started in 1924. The building was significantly enlarged in 1982, with the addition of the Museum section. The Gallery section presents temporary exhibitions that explores our cultural landscape. The Museum section focuses on early beach fashions, surfcraft and historical photographs. The Gallery and Museum is also active in the preservation of Manly's unique and colourful history.
Current exhibitions:
'Future Function' is an exhibition featuring twenty-eight ceramic artists, which explores the diversity of...
Current exhibitions:
'Future Function' is an exhibition featuring twenty-eight ceramic artists, which explores the diversity of...
The Newcastle Region Art Gallery is a leading force in regional Australia. It was the first purpose-built regional gallery in New South Wales, had the first full-time professional regional gallery director and has one of the largest regional gallery collections of some 3,000 works of art. The Gallery mounts exhibitions of the collection, stages solo and group shows by significant artists and hosts major travelling exhibitions, some of which attract over 40,000 visitors in their six week showings. The Newcastle City Council is the principal financial supporter of the Gallery. As well, funding...
On 1 February 2004 the new Tweed River Art Gallery opened its doors. It was officially opened by NSW Governor, Professor Marie Bashir AO. The striking purpose built gallery was designed by award winning Brisbane architect Bud Brannigan, on land generously donated by Doug and Margot Anthony. Set on a hilltop location it offers stunning, magnificent and panoramic views of the Tweed Valley.
The building has an education/workshop centre, four exhibition spaces, performance space, library, and a café. The new spacious building offers a friendly, comfortable ambience which is enjoyed by many...
The building has an education/workshop centre, four exhibition spaces, performance space, library, and a café. The new spacious building offers a friendly, comfortable ambience which is enjoyed by many...
Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery is an innovative public art Museum serving the largest inland city in NSW. The Art Gallery is located in the architect-designed Civic Centre in the heart of the Cultural Precinct. Its facilities include large temporary exhibition spaces, a community gallery program for work by local artists, an Artist in Residence studio and a stand-alone gallery to exhibit the National Art Glass Collection.The significant collections include the National Art Glass collection, surveying contemporary art glass from its development in the 1960's to the present; a prominent...
Dubbo Regional Gallery was officially opened in 1989. The philosophy of the gallery is to create a better quality of life in the Dubbo Region through the collection, documentation, conservation, display and marketing of the best of our visual arts and crafts for the enjoyment and edification of the community both now and in the future.Dubbo Regional Gallery has a unique main acquisition theme - 'The Animal in Art' - to reflect its rural identity and association with Western Plains Zoo. The Gallery is also seeking to acquire works by George W Lambert, briefly a jackaroo in the area. A...
The S H Ervin Gallery collection comprises a number of large bequests, plus donations and acquisitions, centred on Australian paintings and works-on-paper spanning 200 years. Of special note are ten paintings by Conrad Martens.443 artworks; 450 books; 1,164 photographic documentation
A public plaza, First Government Place, preserves the site of the first Government House (1788). A modern museum explores the meanings of 1788 as a critical turning point in the history of Australians, with displays on Aboriginality, the environment, trading and meeting, transport, power, law authority, everyday life.150 prints and photographs; 100 Museum of Sydney and First Government house objects.
The current gallery opened in 1990 and presents a quality exhibition program featuring touring exhibitions and selections from the permanent collection, and a varied program of activities including lectures, workshops and educational services. The permanent collection was initiated in 1955 with the first Carillon City Festival Art Prize. Special focus areas include the Lloyd Rees Collection, Australian Studio Ceramics from the early 1970s, the artists of Hill End from 1947 to the present, and the settlement of Bathurst and District from 1815.Estimated 1,000 works
Established in 1874, the Art Gallery of New South Wales is one of Australia's oldest and largest art museums. The gallery's collection includes Australian and Aboriginal, European, Asian contemporary and photography sections. In addition to the permanent collections, the gallery has a varied exhibition program that changes throughout the year. Lectures, films, performances and special events accompany most exhibitions.30,000 items
The Campbelltown Gallery was purpose built as a Bicentenary project. The building was designed to incorporate exhibition spaces, a library, kitchen facilities for major functions as well as workshop spaces for community and educational art and craft classes. A stimulating and diverse range of local, regional and national exhibitions are displayed. Adjoining the gallery is the rapidly developing Sculpture Garden and a Japanese Teahouse Garden. The Gallery offers workshop courses in a range of art and craft disciplines.The Campbelltown Gallery has a commitment to collecting works that...
The collection focuses on Australian art post 1949, covering paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, textiles, ceramics and photographs - all relating in some way to activities of The University of New South Wales. There is also an extensive collection of Aboriginal bark paintings and a small holding of nineteenth century Japanese block prints. All artworks are displayed throughout the University buildings.Approximately 1,200 items
The front building of the Museum was originally used as a house dating from 1842. It is the only remaining house building in the CBD area of Port Macquarie from that era.
All artefacts on display show development from convict beginnings to early settlement from the 1840s. Displays at the museum include; a 'street of shops' depicting life as it was in the 1800s and a prize-winning costume collection. The museum has been in operation for over 40 years and is the winner of awards for best museum.More than 20,000 items collected over a period of 40 years. Artefacts from all aspects of Port...
All artefacts on display show development from convict beginnings to early settlement from the 1840s. Displays at the museum include; a 'street of shops' depicting life as it was in the 1800s and a prize-winning costume collection. The museum has been in operation for over 40 years and is the winner of awards for best museum.More than 20,000 items collected over a period of 40 years. Artefacts from all aspects of Port...
The University Art Collection, like all art collections reflects those who assembled it. The Collection has been accumulating since the 1940's as educational institutions amalgamated and became subsumed by The Charles Sturt University. The Wagga Wagga and Goulburn Teachers Colleges collected through donation and its art masters insight a number of fine early-modern, Sydney based artists. The artists Frank Hinder and Rah Fizelle are well represented to name a few. Increasingly an Australian Indigenous art component both from the Western Desert, and Urban communities has been a focus, along...
Orange Regional Gallery is set in landscaped gardens in the middle of the Civic Square and was awarded the Sulman Prize for Architectural Merit. It is a functional, elegant gallery with a reputation for showing very fine work. Pieces from the permanent collection are often on display or can be seen by appointment. A large outdoor sculpture by Richard Goodwin and a painting by Imants Tillers are exciting recent acquisitions. Orange Regional Gallery is a friendly place where children are most welcome and many activities are specially organised for families. Orange Regional Gallery is one of the...
This museum is part Holy Trinity, Garrison Church the first military settlement with maps. The military section shows memorabilia from Boer War to Gulf War inclusive.Sydney's early history photos of people and places. Inclusive is first Prime Minister who attended this hall when it was a Parish School, as well as Cedric Immanuel prints, paintings of Rocks, maps of early Sydney, medal, WW2 uniforms, etc.
Historical Cottage built in 1887. Corrugated iron and log sheds (shearing Shed Style). Extensive collections maintained, restored, conserved by volunteers. Special exhibitions arranged in line with community events such as a wool display for prime stock day and a "1901" theme for the centenary of federation.Local rural community archival religions and phonographs. Historical cottage with turn of the century display. i.e. Kitchen with old fuel stove, meat safes, butter churning, china, lace, linen, silver teapots. Antique farming machinery, office equipment, sulkies harness etc.
Convict built church commenced 1824, also surgeon's dispensary (now chapel) and surgeon's residence both built between 1821 and 1823. All furnishings of cedar, including box pews. Several items dating from early 1800's others from 1824 onwards. Church hill oldest site in Port Macquarie. Grave of Captain Rolland under front N.E. box pew (first supervisor of convicts building the church). An exquisite open string spiral cedar staircase in tower. There are many unusual (because of age mostly) and beautiful objects in our church, perhaps the most outstanding is the stained glass window of St...
The Sydney Jewish Museum provides visitors with experiences and understanding of the events of the Holocaust by allowing them to meet, in a dignified and moving environment, those who were involved. The Museum combines the voices of those who have lived through the Shoah with concise text, audiovisual displays, primary source materials, and authentic images, offering a unique educational excursion.
The museum also deals with Jewish life from the first days of European settlement in Australia.The Sydney Jewish Museum colleciton is composed of photographs, documents, books, personal effects,...
The museum also deals with Jewish life from the first days of European settlement in Australia.The Sydney Jewish Museum colleciton is composed of photographs, documents, books, personal effects,...