Gulgong Holtermann Museum buildings in 1800s

Gulgong Holtermann Museum is a community project and a museum space located in

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Gulgong Gulgong is a 19th-century gold rush town in the Central Tablelands and the wider Central West regions of the Australian state of New South Wales. The town is situated within the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area. It is locate ...

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. Two of the town's earliest buildings, also featured on

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(see The Greatest Wonder) renovated and extended, house an interactive educational and tourist facility based on the

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Holtermann Collection The Holtermann Collection is the name given to a collection of over 3,500 glass-plate negatives and albumen prints, many of which depict life in New South Wales goldfield towns. It also includes numerous photographs of Australian rural towns a ...

- photographs taken for

Bernhardt Holtermann Bernhardt Otto Holtermann (29 April 1838 – 29 April 1885) was a successful gold miner, businessman, politician and photographer in Australia. Perhaps his greatest claim to fame is his association with the Holtermann Nugget, the largest gold sp ...

during the "roaring days" in the 1870s. Public launch of the museum took place on 22 January 2015. Designed by architect

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, the museum space is formed by a series of three interconnected multi-functional pavilions built behind the restored heritage street-front buildings. The first is used as an extension of the exhibition space and for temporary exhibits, the second an event space and the third a workshop space. The museum design employs passive solar heating and natural cooling and lighting. The museum was built largely by volunteer labour. The museum, also supported by NSW Regional Cultural Fund, was visited by New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian and minister Troy Grant on 2 July 2018. Gulgong Holtermann Museum officially opened on 26 October 2019.

Photographs

File:1983 - The Greatest Wonder of the World and American Tobacco Warehouse and Fancy Goods Emporium - Current street view of the two Holtermann buildings (5044812b3).jpg, Historic buildings in 2014 prior to adaptive reuse/reconstruction File:Gulgong Holtermann Museum.jpg, Buildings in 2016 after reconstruction File:Gulgong Holtermann Museum 2.jpg, Rear pavilion extensions to the historic buildings File:Gulgong Holtermann Museum 3.jpg, Rear facade facing service lane File:Gulgong Holtermann Museum 7.jpg, One of the museum's courtyards File:Gulgong Holtermann Museum 5.jpg, Masonry wall constructed from stone used in older buildings File:Gulgong Holtermann Museum 6.jpg, Central pavilion File:Gulgong Holtermann Museum Launch.jpg, Community gathering for the museum launch

External links

Gulgong Holtermann Museum

References

{{reflist Museums in New South Wales History museums in Australia