点评:Major exhibitions over for the year, this gallery is transitioning to shut down mode, Cafe is not open, the classical sculptures packed up, Heidelberg school en plein air not there but still, plenty to see. I came for a day trip by train (station 15 mins brisk walk away), primarily for the annual tulip display in Pall Mall precinct nearby but as that did not take too much time of my click crazy self, I decided to pop in for over an hour before catching the 3.26 pm back to Melb. Train commute from Melbourne is so easy with all day cheap one rate fares✨️✨️
In Nov 2025, this gallery will close for renovations & upgrade for 2 years! Will city of Bendigo survive this temporary but prolonged closure..🤷🏽🤷🏽♀️🤷♂️. The special exhibitions held here have been such a tourism jackpot for Bendigo for so long! Hospitality & dining have benefited greatly from it.
My recent visit 23/9/25, I gatecrashed into the 2 pm free guided tour 15 mins later. No worries, tour guide was very personable. Guide was also very good with my wandering attention span which was haring to view a lot before bolting to catch the commuter! Still, I did listen & was captivated by the early purchases by this fledgling gallery in a colonial town called Sandhurst which became uniquely Bendigo.
Staff are welcoming & friendly. Toilets clean & the layout is in classical gallery style, rooms named after early donors/patrons & colour themed. Wheel chair friendly with bag/cloakroom service.
Pity to rush through the indigenous art section. As with all galleries, the permanent art on display is rotated. Alas, will wait 2 years after refurbishment to visit again. My last was for Elvis exhibition in June 2022 - the madding crowds had me gasping for fresh air! Such is the popularity of the "specials" that this gallery has hosted & will continue to do so in the future. Looking forward to it 🤩✨️
翻译:今年的大型展览都结束了,这家画廊也进入了关闭模式,咖啡馆停业,古典雕塑也挤满了人,海德堡学校的露天画室也消失了,但仍然有很多值得一看的地方。我坐火车来这里一日游(车站步行15分钟就到),主要是为了附近蓓尔美尔购物中心一年一度的郁金香展,但考虑到这并没有占用我太多时间,我决定先逛一个多小时,然后再赶下午3点26分回墨尔本的火车。从墨尔本坐火车通勤非常方便,而且全天票价都很便宜✨️✨️
2025年11月,这家画廊将关闭进行翻新升级,为期两年!本迪戈市能挺过这次短暂而漫长的关闭吗……🤷🏽🤷🏽♀️🤷♂️。长期以来,这里举办的特别展览一直是本迪戈的旅游热点!接待和餐饮业从中受益匪浅。
我最近一次参观是在2025年9月23日,15分钟后我匆匆参加了下午2点的免费导览游。不用担心,导游非常亲切。导游也很善于引导我,因为我注意力不集中,总是想看很多东西,然后就匆匆忙忙地赶上通勤者!不过,我还是听取了导游的建议,并被这家位于殖民小镇桑赫斯特的新兴画廊早期的收藏所吸引,而桑赫斯特正是本迪戈独具特色的代表。
工作人员热情友好。洗手间干净整洁,布局是古典画廊风格,房间以早期捐赠者/赞助人的名字命名,并以色彩为主题。提供行李/衣帽间服务,方便轮椅通行。
可惜匆匆忙忙地逛完了原住民艺术区。和所有画廊一样,永久展出的艺术品是轮换的。唉,只能等到翻新两年后再来参观了。我最后一次去是2022年6月的猫王展览——疯狂的人群让我喘不过气来!这家画廊举办的“特别活动”如此受欢迎,未来还会继续举办。期待它🤩✨️