Castlemaine - Bromley Collection Museum
Enjoy the two hectares of beautiful landscaped gardens and courtyards and wrap your head around the history embedded in the Old Castlemaine Gaol.
Castlemaine Gaol is registered by Heritage Council Victoria. Based on the Pentonville prison model, this austere complex was constructed in 1857-1861 using locally quarried sandstone and Harcourt granite. It was built during a remarkable period in Victorian prison construction when eight prisons were built between 1857-1864.
The museum is privately owned and run by a close knit team within the broader Bromley & Co family, the collection within is deeply personal and diverse. It has not gone through the lens of a curator, but rather the rattling minds of two people who are pure and simply consumed with art and creative output. The Gaol was to shift the axis of what the Gaol was known for, a place of despair, sadness and trauma into a place that evokes a sense of life, joy and art.
The museum is designed to fit within the existing heritage framework of the gaol, which is sprawling and we invite visitors to meander and explore.
Three rooms have also been dedicated to portraying stories from the colonial past.
Cost:
Museum indicative entry is: Adult: $20 Concession: $14 Children Under 18: $10 Children under 8: Free
Location
36-48 Bowden Street, Castlemaine 3450 Map
✆ 0400 271 840
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Web Links
→ www.bromleycollection.com
