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Queensland’s newest regional gallery also its largest

Rockhampton Regional Art Museum opens in time for reignited tourism.

23 Feb 2022 7:25

Gina Fairley

Exterior of Rockhampton Museum of Arts, in Queensland.

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Rockhampton Museum of Arts, QLD. Image supplied.

Rockhampton Museum of Art (RMOA) opens its doors on Friday 25 February after a significant closure, a major rebrand, and a $36.5 million spend. Upon opening, it will be the largest art gallery in regional Queensland.

ArtsHub caught up with newly appointed RMOA Director, Jonathan McBurnie, who said: ‘The region has been doing well in past years, that is how it managed to leverage to get the new gallery built… It made sense to take it to the next level.’

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina