Australian Workers Heritage Centre
02 Dec 2005
This venue is suitable for exhibitions of: Heritage
Barcaldine is a rural community of 1,500 town folk and 300 country folk, and is the sheep and cattle country and home of the "Tree of Knowledge". Barcaldine is the birthplace of the Australian Labor Party. Cultural groups include the Barcaldine Branch of the Queensland Arts Council, the Barcaldine Cultural Association and Historical Society. Important festivals are the Barcaldine Biennial Arts Festival and the Artesian Festival in June. The Australian Workers Heritage Centre is protected by a two metre high perimeter fence and occupies what once was the Barcaldine State School. A travelling exhibition could be housed in any one of a number of rooms.
Locality Population: 1,800
address
Ash Street
Barcaldine
QLD 4725
Australia
Tel: +61 07 46512422
Fax: +61 07 46511570
postal address
PO Box 12324
Brisbane
QLD 4002
Australia
venue staff
Staff experienced in exhibition display and installation?
Yes
Staff experienced in packing and unpacking exhibitions?
No
An exhibitions officer?
No
An education outreach officer?
No
Marketing/Promotions officer?
No
touring exhibitions
Does your venue develop exhibitions for touring?
No
Number of exhibitions developed for touring over the past two years?
1 - 3
Number of touring exhibitions hosted over the last two years?
1 - 3
programming touring exhibitions
How many months ahead does this exhibition space need to be booked?
1 - 3
How many months do you usually host temporary exhibitions for?
1 - 3
Maximum all inclusive fee for touring exhibitions?
$300 - $700
Level of insurance for touring exhibitions?
No insurance
Can your institution accomodate the sale of touring exhibition merchandise?
Yes
exhibition space
dimensions
Area of exhibition space?
Suitcase/In a box
Running length of exhibition space
Less than 25 linear metres
Type of exhibition space?
Large room
partitions or panels
Does your institution have a partition system?
No
What type of partition system support does the exhibition space have?
No partition system
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exhibition space usage
Is the space used for other purposes?
No
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Are eating and drinking permitted in the exhibition space?
No
floor plan
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exhibition lighting
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Does your institution own a lightmetre?
No
Does your space have adjustable light levels?
No
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exhibition environment
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No
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exhibition building
exhibition building access
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Loading area sheltered:
No
Loading area enclosed:
No
Max vehicle length:
Up to 11 metres
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Do you have access to a crane and gantry:
No
exhibition storage area environment
Packing area:
Receiving room
Does your institution have separate storage and loading areas?
No
Does your institution have an offsite packing facility?
No
Offsite packing facility description:
Museum property
Does your institution have onsite storage?
No
Is the on-site storage area temperature controlled?
No
Is the on-site storate area pest controlled?
No
If you store crates off your premises, is the area temperature controlled?
No
If you store crates off your premises, is the area pest controlled?
No
onsite storage
Can humidity be controlled in your institution's onsite storage?
No
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offsite storage
Can humidity be controlled in your institution's offsite storage?
No
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Humidity control offsite install year: 2005-12-02
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construction
Exterior walls are constructed of:
Brick
Interior walls are constructed of:
Brick
Floors are constructed of:
Brick
Ceilings are constructed of:
Brick
Structural supports are constructed of:
Brick
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safety and security
Does your venue have a fire detection system:
No
Type of fire detection system:
No fire detection system installed
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Does your institutuion have a documented fire procedure:
No
Artbooks