Cobar Regional Museum , Great Cobar Heritage Centre
25 Jul 2005
This space is suitable for exhibitions of: Transport, Arts, History and Society, Indigenous Culture
The Great Cobar Heritage Centre is the regional museum for Cobar Shire which covers an area roughly the size of Tasmania. Located in a beautiful turn of the century building that was originally the admin offices for the Great Cobar Copper Mine, it has permanent displays of mining, social, pastoral, and Aboriginal history. It has dedicated temporary exhibition space which shows a wide variety of exhibitions of interest to the local community and tourists. Visitorship has increased dramatically since the completion of the major new north-south road, the Kidman Way. The Centre is staffed by two professional curators and a dedicated team of volunteers.
Locality Population: 7,000
address
Barrier Highway
Cobar
NSW 2835
Australia
Tel: +61 02 68362448
Fax: +61 02 68361818
Email us
postal address
PO Box 223
Cobar
NSW 2835
Australia
venue staff
Staff experienced in exhibition display and installation?
Yes
Staff experienced in packing and unpacking exhibitions?
Yes
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?
7 - 12
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?
$500 - $5,000
Can your institution accomodate the sale of touring exhibition merchandise?
Yes
exhibition space
dimensions
Area of exhibition space?
150 - 300 square metres
Running length of exhibition space
Less than 25 linear metres
Type of exhibition space?
Other
partitions or panels
Does your institution have a partition system?
No
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Other
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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
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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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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:
Other
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
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No
If you store crates off your premises, is the area pest controlled?
No
onsite storage
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No
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offsite storage
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No
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Humidity control offsite install year: 2005-07-25
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construction
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Other
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Other
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Other
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Other
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safety and security
Does your venue have a fire detection system:
No
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No
Artbooks