About New England Regional Art Museum
The New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM) is a major regional art museum in Armidale, New South Wales, located on Kentucky Street. Established in 1983, it houses the nationally significant Howard Hinton Collection and other collections of Australian art. Notable for its extensive holdings of works by artists including Arthur Streeton, Tom Roberts and Margaret Olley, the museum presents changing exhibitions, a Museum of Printing and education programs serving the New England region.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a purpose-built regional gallery with multiple exhibition spaces displaying the Howard Hinton Collection, the Chandler Coventry Collection, the Margaret Olley collection and temporary exhibitions of contemporary and historical Australian art. The site includes the Museum of Printing, a museum shop, and landscaped surrounds. Visitors can explore curated galleries, view paintings, prints and ceramics, attend guided tours, workshops and artist talks, and access interpretive information about the collections.
Key highlights
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Howard Hinton Collection - nationally significant collection of Australian art from the 1880s to 1940s
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Margaret Olley Art Trust collection and re-creation of Olley's home studio elements
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Museum of Printing with historic printing presses and typographic equipment