Information and project updates about the Bendigo Art Gallery redevelopment.
Investment in the future of Bendigo Art Gallery and the region
Bendigo Art Gallery is undergoing a revolutionary transformation that will establish the Gallery as an international, world-class cultural facility for future generations.
The project will deliver ‘The People’s Gallery’ - an empowering place for the Bendigo and broader Victorian community focused on accessibility, education, shared economic benefit and celebrating our Traditional Owners.
The Gallery will re-open in early 2028.
What the project will deliver
- Second floor blockbuster exhibition space
- Traditional Owner Place of Keeping for Dja Dja Wurrung cultural materials
- Innovative learning centre
- Theatrette
- Accessible community spaces
- Elevated hospitality offering
Imagine the new building
Architecture firms Jackson Clements Burrows and Clare Design have designed a contemporary, two-storey redevelopment of the Gallery, with the white exterior referencing the white clay of the Bendigo region.
The ground floor has been reconfigured to provide an internal street between View Street and Rosalind Park, a beautiful civic space for the people of Bendigo and our visitors.
The three 19th century galleries, Bolton Court, Drury Court and Abbott Court, will remain and have been sympathetically included in the planned designs. Restoration works on these galleries have been included in the project.
To visualise what the redeveloped Gallery will look like, watch the flythrough video.
Gallery façade
A landmark First Nations artwork will be embedded into the fabric of Bendigo Art Gallery’s new façade.
Titled Woven, the major new public artwork by senior weaver and cultural knowledge holder Aunty Marilyne Nicholls will be integrated into the façade of the building, combining ancestral knowledge, traditional weaving practices and cutting-edge architectural technologies on a monumental scale.
A multi-clan woman from freshwater and saltwater Country, Aunty Marilyne’s practice is deeply grounded in tradition, kinship and connection to the natural environment. A key part of her artistic process involved gathering natural fibres from waterways and landscapes across Country.
Project funding
The $45M Bendigo Art Gallery redevelopment is the largest civic infrastructure project delivered by the City of Greater Bendigo.
- State Government $21M
- City of Geater Bendigo $9M
- Bendigo Art Gallery Board up to $5.5M
- Philanthropic $9.42M
Keep in touch with Bendigo Art Gallery
Bendigo Art Gallery is staging an offsite program while the Gallery redevelopment is underway. For the latest information, visit the Gallery’s website.