The proposal for the Orange Regional Museum aims to respectfully integrate a new building and program to the existing cA museum has been a long-standing goal for Orange. Over the last 12 years the city has had a ‘museum without walls’, presenting a program of workshops, exhibitions and collection projects in collaboration with other cultural institutions and the regional community. Now, the museum will have its own space. The Orange Regional Museum, a new building in Orange’s vibrant cultural and civic precinct, will be a contemporary museum and cultural centre where the rich history and heritage of the city and region will be celebrated through engaging exhibitions and regional programs.

More than just a building, the museum will interpret the stories, cultures and places of the region, displaying artefacts that trigger memories, engage audiences and inspire new ways of thinking about history and cultures.

The museum will include spaces for both temporary and permanent exhibitions. It will also accommodate a visitor information centre and a cafe.

Orange City Council has contracted Freeman Ryan Design to deliver the design and curatorial concepts for the Orange Regional Museum. The design and planning undertaken through this contract, in consultation with Council and community stakeholders, will underpin the next stages for the museum’s exhibition design and development, and the internal designs, functions and fitout of museum and visitor information centre spaces.ultural precinct and to create a new identity whilst strengthening current civic conditions within the site.