Gulgong Holtermann Museum — Attraction in Gulgong

Gulgong is a small town worth visiting just for the historic buildings and the gold rush history, but what makes this town stand out amongst other is this modern, well stocked and fascinating museum.

This really is a museum put together by professionals with hundreds of high quality pictures and stories from the gold rush era around Gulgong and Sydney. We were only thinking to stay for an hour or so not expecting much but were blown away and ended up staying for many hours including coming back after lunch (included in the price). The attendants on the day were knowledable about the material and presented some stories and background that I wouldn't have been able to easily get otherwise answering a number of questions.

I can't recommend this place enough, cheap as chips, and hands down the best regional museum I...

I had an amazing time. The restoration that has been done to the building is so true to the time it was built. Well done to all those who worked on the project. The staff were terrific, very knowledgeable and so helpful. The entry prices are quite reasonable and you can leave and return later after lunch if you wish. This is an amazing piece of Gulgong history that has been preserved and the fact that the Holtermann family unknowingly had 3,500 old glass photo negatives of Gulgong in the gold rush days in perfect condition stored in their shed is just beyond priceless. I highly recommend this place for both history and...

Definitely worth seeing. This photographic exhibit is housed in two of the towns original buildings from Gulgongs gold rush days. Displaying the works of photographers Merlin, Bayliss and Bernhard Otto Holtermann this gives visitors a wonderful journey back to the times of the gold rush days. Modern touch screens throughout the museum allow you to view every picture in fascinating detail. I highly recommend this museum as a must see. On a personal note, the black & white picture of the gold mining men working along Cooyal Creek that has been redone in full colour,...