Recent Acquisitions: Discussing the creative process with Paul Yore and his work ‘The Rule of Lore’

When a new acquisition joins the collection at Bendigo Art Gallery, it must undergo a detailed condition assessment by the Collections and Curatorial team.

The Molo: from the Bacino di San Marco is one of Bendigo Art Gallery’s most iconic paintings, yet the artist of this evocative Venetian scene remained a mystery... until now.

Lighting exhibitions for preventative conservation

One of the most frequent comments from visitors most galleries receive is 'You should turn the lights up'. It is often quite frustrating for visitors to come and view works of art on display only to find that it can sometimes be difficult to see them with the executed lighting. Why is everything so dark? The colours are not being shown to their full advantage. My selfie looks like a vampire!

Currently on display in Drury Court after extensive conservation resides the highly theatrical and dramatic painting by , Nicholas Habbe, Britannia Rules the Waves. The 1876 allegorical genre painting draws on the artist’s experience as a theatre designer and incorporates a cast of sea nymphs, nereids and tritons surrounding a chariot as it forges its way across a churning sea. A winged baby riding a dolphin and an anxious-looking whale contribute to the scene.

Recently one of the Gallery’s favourites, Forgiven by George Goodwin Kilburne, underwent conservation treatment by Helen Gill, Paintings Conservator and Noel Turner, Frames Conservator.