First walk on the museum roof

A milestone for the museum project was reached (Thursday 7 April) when the external construction fencing was removed and from mid-morning the public had access to :

• the roof,
• the lift to the roof,
• the grass area and
• the tiered amphitheatre area.

A number of Orange City Council members took up the opportunity for a first-hand look at the landmark building's new grassed roof.

This clip shows what happened next ....

While the external structure of the new museum is now complete, the internal fit-out of the building will continue.

Orange Mayor John Davis has welcomed the latest progress.

“While work continues on the internal fit-out of the building, I’m delighted we’ve reached the ‘practical completion’ milestone of the external construction project,” Cr John Davis said.

“I congratulate the team from construction company Zauner for the quality of their work along with the many local contractors they’ve used to deliver this fantastic project.”

“There’s still a lot more work to do and an official opening is still some time away. The internal fit-out can now begin and that’s expected to take another six to eight weeks.”

“I think it’s fantastic that this landmark grassed roof will be open for the annual FOOD week. The tiered amphitheatre will be used on Friday night for the launch of two new major exhibitions at the Regional Gallery.”