Gulgong Holtermann Museum

Extremely high-quality, well curated, and modern little museum for such a small town, with an extremely in-depth collection of photo negatives from the gold-rush era. All within a beautifully restored heritage building with re-instated signage that really helps one to become immersed in the people and history of the town and the wider region.

Very informative and knowledgeable staff, along with cute little gift shop.

I was very impressed with this museum. It was very informative and had alot of impressive photos of Gulgong and other areas from years past. Great history and interactive layout. The people that we meet on entry were very welcoming and friendly. The information that was provided was very interesting. Would definitely recommend a visit in this historical town.

An amazing insite to our past photos are incredible our second visit and well worth it .
2 ladies and gentleman sogood to talk to and great knowledge not only on the photos and their history but also the town. Dont get the idea its just another country museum its so not

A very modern museum full of history extremely well presented, friendly and helpful staff. Very valuable part of town and an outstanding museum. Excellent touch screen exhibits, full of information and photos. The entrance and exterior of the museum remains true to history with the original historical facade. Very well presented.

Wow ! I have never seen a display such as this . And you can zoom some photos in to look at faces or prices on g
oods and its as clear as anything .
Thoroughly enjoyed my visit here . A lot of thought put in to the display. Congratulations guys and thank you . Highly recommended

Fantastic, 10/10 would recommend to anyone wanting to looking into this part of Australian history. Fantastic record of the past amazing detail. Thanks to the museum staff who put this together. 5 stars

Beautiful museum, well presented and laid out. Lovely staff. Very interesting. This would be my first port of call.

This museum is amazing, the rich history of this town is so well honoured and displayed here. The staff are so friendly and knowledgeable.

Very well displayed the photos are amazing you look right into the shops in the photos and look back in history well worth a visit

Really enjoyed the experience at this fascinating piece of Australian history from the gold rush era. The photographs are outstanding. We were pleasantly surprised. It’s a definite must. Also, for lunch we ate at the Cobb’s takeaway & bakery. Scrumptious food and unbelievably affordable. We went on an ordinary Monday and much of the town was closed so would be better to go on the weekend.

Very informative museum filled with amazing plate photo's of the town and surrounding areas of the 1870's onwards. Staff were very good 👍🏿

Rating: 10/10

Short Review: Amazing experience, lovely staff.

Long Review: When going in with family, I wouldn’t have thought it would be as bursting with life as it was. It looks tiny, but it is a treasure trove of information and photos. I highly recommend going here if in the area, visit the pioneers museum after (Also highly recommend).

Great museum where you could find about the Golden age of the town. Staff is friendly and give you lot of tips and history.

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 have visited.

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 photography buffs.

An excellent photographic museum which ultimately is a snapshot of the area in the gold rush year of 1872. Detailed information about the photographic process of the era also. A unique way to spend an hour or so.

Great place to visit, especially if you are into photography.

Wow. This is a must see in Gulgong. Do yourself a favour and come see this museum first before you do anything else in town. It will take you back in time like you have never experienced before. An absolute must see.

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, outstanding!

Brilliant museum showing fantastic photos of the Gold Rush times around Gulgong in the 1880s. Fantastic and knowledgeable volunteers can help guide you and answer any questions you may want to ask. Highly recommended.