Permanent open house makes private collection public
Charles and Leah Justin's new house won't just be a private home but also a museum where visitors can see their collection and talk about art over a coffee.
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Visual Arts
Architects vision of JAHM to be opened in 2016; supplied
We have witnessed the slow rise of the private museum in Australia, galleries such as the White Rabbit Gallery and Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation in Sydney, TarraWarra and Heide Museums of Modern Art in Victoria, and the recently celebrated Museum of New and Old Art in Hobart.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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