| Address | 404-408 Argent St, Broken Hill New South Wales, 2880, Australia | | Enquiries : | Send an enquiry to Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery | | Telephone Enquiries : | 08-8080 3440 |
The Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery houses an extensive collection of Australian colonial works including James Coutts Michie and James Ashton along with several important Victorian painters such as Arthur Hacker RA. The Gallery also has a nationally recognised collection of early 20th century Australian paintings including works by Margaret Preston and Arthur Streeton through to contemporary works by Rick Amor, Charles Blackman, Arthur Boyd, Lloyd Rees, Barbara Hanrahan, Mandy Martin, Clifton Pugh, Lloyd Rees, Tim Storrier, Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, Emily Kane Kngwarreye, David Malangi and many other fine Australian artists.
Founded in 1904 with donation of artworks by George McCulloch (a member of the Syndicate of Seven who launched the Broken Hill mining industry in 1883) and others, the Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery is the oldest regional art gallery in New South Wales. The gallery is now housed in the historical Sully's Emporium in Argent Street, which was refurbished in 2004.
Admission is by gold coin donation.
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| Activity | Art and Craft. | | Entity Facility | Car park, Guide, Public Toilet, Shop, Toilet facilities for the Disabled. | | Experience | Cultural, Educational Tourism, The Arts. |
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