Established in 1884, the Art Gallery of Ballarat has many impressive achievements under its belt. It's the oldest and largest regional gallery in Australia, houses one of the largest collections of Australian artworks, and the grand building itself is heritage-listed. It's no wonder that it draws hundreds of thousands of visitors annually, having established itself as a must-visit attraction of the Goldfields region.
To accommodate the growing collection, a seven-million-dollar expansion was completed in 2001. Today, the gallery has a collection of more than 11,500 artworks comprising paintings, works on paper, ceramics, sculptures and furniture from the 1800s to the present day. Here you'll find notable works from the likes of Sidney Nolan, John Glover, Arthur Boyd and Ruby Lindsay alongside contemporary pieces.
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