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Ballarat Attractions
Ballarat Attractions Directory : Galleries, Museums and Collections
Art Gallery of Ballarat
The Art Gallery of Ballarat is Australia's oldest regional gallery with a remarkably comprehensive collection of Australian art. Its busy exhibition schedule makes the Gallery an exciting and dynamic place which presents a range of exhibitions from cutting edge contemporary art to themed shows drawn from the Gallery's extensive collection and special interest blockbuster shows. It is a focus for Ballarat's lively arts scene, situated in the heart of Ballarat's Heritage and Arts central precinc...Art Gallery of Ballarat
Blood on the Southern Cross
The Eureka Stockade of 1854 was a defining moment in the development of democracy in Australia. Blood on the Southern Cross tells the dramatic story of the Eureka Uprising by Ballarat's miners against unjust and corrupt colonial rulers. The show is set across Sovereign Hill's 64-acre site. Under the stars, on moonlit diggings, audiences are surrounded by the action and, ultimately, caught in the crossfire as the battle rages. The production features state-of-the-art lighting and ama...Blood on the Southern Cross
Gold Museum
The Gold Museum extends Sovereign Hill's story of Ballarat - a majestic provincial city built on the wealth derived from the great Australian goldrushes of the 1850s. Discover the beauty and power of gold as you view an impressive and valuable collection of gold nuggets, priceless gold artefacts and gold coins. An impressive glass fronted building with commanding views, The Gold Museum offers an award winning gift shop specialising in the sale of gold nuggets and Australian-made gold jewelle...Gold Museum
Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka
Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka is Australia's newest museum and is due to open in May 2013 on the site of the Eureka Rebellion in Ballarat. Ballarat is an hour and a half drive west of Melbourne. Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka is a digitally-immersive, state-of-the-art museum that has been curated in collaboration with some of the best Australian and international historians, museum experts and innovative minds. It will harness the profound Eureka story in the context of t...Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka
Sovereign Hill
It's just like stepping back in time to goldrush Ballarat during the 1850s - from the hustle and bustle of Main Street where costumed ladies and gents parade their new-found wealth, to the excitement of the Red Hill Gully Diggings where visitors pan for real gold and it's 'finders keepers'! Visitors can see a $150,000 gold pour, ride in a horse-drawn carriage and watch street performers, including the Redcoat Soldiers who march and drill before firing their muskets. Along Main Street, there are...Sovereign Hill