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Ballarat Fine Art Gallery

Address:
40 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat, Victoria
Postal Address:
40 Lydiard Street North Ballarat Vic 3350
Telephone: 03 5320 5858
Facsimile: 03 5331 6361
Website : http://www.balgal.com

Admission Charges:
Adults $5, concession $2.50, children under 16 free.

Opening Hours:
10.30am-5pm daily

Built in 1884, the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery is Australia's oldest and largest regional gallery. The collection spans early colonial works through to contemporary art, with collections of works on paper, decorative arts, costume and sculpture. Works from the Heidelberg School, and prints dating from Captain Cook's voyages to the present day are included. The Gallery also houses the original Eureka Flag, an important gold fields collection and Lindsay Family works.

The Ballarat Fine Art Gallery has housed the Eureka Flag since November 1895. The flag is an important historical relic, symbolising Australia's only armed rebellion in 1854 on the Victorian goldfields that lasted just six days. The Eureka Flag is displayed in its own gallery alongside a changing display of related work including a large collection of watercolours by S.T. Gill.

The Gallery has an active public program of major exhibitions and community based exhibitions as well as weekly lunchtime talks organised by the Gallery Guides. Services and facilities include free guided tours, wheelchair access and a cafe. The Gallery's Education Officer provides a special support service for schools.

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