Tweed Regional Gallery secures 2023 Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award

The Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre (TRG MOAC) has won the Travelers’ Choice award by global travel review website, Tripadvisor.

It marks the third time the Gallery has been recognised with this award, also receiving the Traveler’s Choice Award in 2015 and 2016. It has also previously ranked the fourth best museum in Australia and number nine in the Top 25 Museums - South Pacific.

The coveted award celebrates attractions that have consistently received great traveller reviews on Tripadvisor over the past 12 months and ranks the Gallery in the top 10% of attractions worldwide.

Gallery Director Susi Muddiman OAM said it was fantastic to be among some of the top attractions of the world, showing regional galleries can have their place on a global stage.

Muddiman shares “the award is such as achievement, not just for the Gallery but for the Tweed and for Council.

“For a regional gallery from Murwillumbah to be up there with some of the biggest attractions worldwide is just incredible - we are immensely proud.

“What makes this award exceptional is that it’s determined by those who visit the Gallery - people who have taken the time to share their positive stories and experiences.

“There are so many that contribute to the Gallery’s success: our wonderful staff, volunteers, Foundation members and Friends of the Gallery. I thank them also for being part of this achievement, for making it possible once again.”

This year, the Gallery is celebrating the 100-year birthday anniversary of Margaret Olley with a range of events, including an exhibition of her works – Margaret Olley: Far from a Still Life - which tells the story of her incredible life and career.

The Gallery was also recently selected as the pilot venue to host a $174 million masterpiece by French impressionist Claude Monet – Meules, milieu du jour [Haystacks, midday], 1890 - and other notable works as part of the Australian Government’s Sharing the National Collection initiative.

To find out more about what’s on at the Gallery, visit Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre. 

To find out more about the Traveller’s Choice Award recipients, visit Tripadvisor.

Image. Margaret Olley Art Centre. The Gallery is celebrating 100 years of Margaret Olley. Pictured is the recreation of part of Olley’s famous home studio which is viewable at the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre all year round. Credit: Karen Sweaney, Editor Australasian Leisure Management