Gold Museum, Ballarat
The Gold Museum performs a dual role as the home of the celebrated Simon collection of gold nuggets and coins, and as the Regional Museum for Ballarat. Permanent and temporary exhibitions exploring the history of the district are presented, encompassing both Ballarat social history and Koori cultural heritage.
Address:
Bradshaw Street, Ballarat, VIC
Tel:
+61 3 5337 1107
Hours:
Daily 9.30am-5.20pm. Closed Christmas Day. Daylight savings 9:30am - 6:00pm
Website:
Admission:
Adults $6.80, Child $3.30, Student $4.20, School Groups $2.30
Facilities:
Access for the disabled, toilets also for the disabled, car and bus parking, picnic area, sales outlet, guided tours, research facilities, special membership, magazine/newsletter, education, outreach, touring exhibitions
Collection:
The Simon Gold Pavilion tells the story of gold throughout the ages, while the recently opened 'Ballarat: Inspired by Gold' exhibition traces the evolution of a grand Victorian city. The multi-media 'Land of the Watha Wurrung' delivers a dramatic interpretation of the region’s Koori past and present. Other displays include Arnott-Rogers collection of Chinese decorative art and textiles and the Fitz Gerald Postcard collection. The collection has approximately 85,000 items.
Subject:
- Social History Museum
- Art
- Archives
- Armed Forces
- Numismatics, Coins and Currency
- Domestic Items
- Local History
- Militaria
- Organisations
- Social History
- Weapons Arms and Armor
- Clothing, Fashion, Costume
- Horse Drawn Transport
- Medicine and Health
- Mines and Mining
- Postal Services
- Tools
- Anthropology
- Geology
- Ephemera
- Performing Arts