Bringing the Female Orphan School back to its former glory
“The Female Orphan School is a building of national significance, and its restoration offers us a place for sharing our stories and forging new relationships; for speaking to each other in art and song and words; a place for study and debate and for the exploration of ideas."
- UWS Vice-Chancellor, Professor Janice Reid
The restored East Wing will become the permanent home for the Whitlam Institute within the University of Western Sydney, and the Whitlam Prime Ministerial Library – a collection that spans thousands of papers, books, letters and other important items belonging to former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.
The refurbishment will also include new education spaces, galleries and exhibition areas, allowing the building to become an intellectual and cultural hub for Greater Western Sydney and beyond.
The East Wing of the Female Orphan School, in its present condition:
Early artists' impressions of the Female Orphan School building:
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