 1931 Art Deco facade of the Castlemaine Art Museum photographed in 2017 | |
  Castlemaine Location within Victoria | |
Former name | Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum |
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| Established | 9 July 1913 |
| Location | 12–14 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine |
| Coordinates | 37°03′53″S 144°12′50″E / 37.0647°S 144.2138°E |
| Type | Art gallery and historical museum |
| Accreditation | Australian Museums and Galleries Association |
| Key holdings | Frederick McCubbin, Heath Paddock, Hawthorn 1886 & Golden Sunlight 1914; Tom Roberts, Reconciliation 1886-87; E. Phillips Fox, Bathing Hour c.1909; Dora Meeson, In a Chelsea Garden 1913; Penleigh Boyd, Winter Calm, Frankston 1920; Russell Drysdale, Desolation 1945 |
| Collections | Tonal Realism; Bookplates; Black and White Illustration; Women Artists; Modernist Prints; Castlemaine History, Places and People |
| Collection size | 2,000+ artworks and 4000+ historical artefacts |
| Visitors | 5,713 (2021–2022) |
| Founder | Anna Mary Winifred Brotherton (1874–1956) |
| Executive director | Naomi Cass |
| Director | Naomi Cass |
| President | Craig Mutton |
| CEO | Sarina Meuleman |
| Chairperson | Craig Mutton |
| Curator | Livia Kenney, Jenny Long |
| Architect | Percy Meldrum |
| Historian | Peter Perry, David J. Golightly |
| Owner | Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum Trust |
| Employees | 1 full-time, 3 part-time, 50 volunteers |
| Public transit access | VLine Melbourne–Bendigo–Swan Hill Line, Castlemaine Railway Station, 300m |
| Website | https://castlemaineartmuseum.org.au |
Castlemaine Art Museum is an art gallery and museum in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1913, it is housed in a purpose-built Art Deco building, completed in 1931 and heritage-listed by the National Trust.[1] Its collection concentrates on Australian art and the museum houses historical artefacts and displays drawn from the local district.
The museum is governed by private trustees and managed by a board elected by subscribers. It is funded by state and local governments with additional support from benefactors, local families, artists and patrons. Its trustees also oversee the management of Buda, a heritage-listed villa and garden 1.3 km adjacent to the museum, which houses its own collection of art and artefacts associated with the Leviny family, and is also open to the public for exhibitions, events displays and garden tours.