Art Museum
Convent Gallery
Convent Gallery is an art museum in Victoria, Australia.
About Convent Gallery
The Convent Gallery is located in the Spa region of Daylesford, in Central Victoria, Australia.
The Convent Gallery's origins date back to the 1860s gold rush, home to the Gold Commissioner, and then known as 'Blarney Castle'. The Catholic Church purchased the building in the 1880s for the local parish presbytery, where it was home to the priest for ten years.
In 1891 Archbishop Thomas Joseph Carr of Melbourne envisaged a "source of light and edification" for the Central Victorian community of Daylesford, Victoria. In 1892, the building was deemed appropriate for nuns and boarders and the Holy Cross Convent and boarding school for girls was opened. It was the first Victorian establishment outside of Melbourne by the Presentation Sisters.
Museums near Convent Gallery
- Art Museum National Gallery of Victoria City of Melbourne, Australia
- Art Museum National Library of Australia Canberra Central, Australia
- Art Museum Art Gallery of New South Wales Sydney, Australia
- National Museum Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Wellington City, New Zealand
- Art Museum Lopez Museum Pasig, Philippines
- National Museum National Palace Museum Shilin District, Taiwan
