Our Museum is a busy place with Exhibitions from our collection, book launches and our annual Airing of the Quilts, plus collaborations with other groups such as Embroiderers.
OUR CURRENT EXHIBITION
The Dreadnought Scheme …
a boys’ own adventure
October 4th – December 20th
Visit the exhibition and imagine the life of young lads, often only 16 or 17, who left family and friends in the UK to find a new life in the labour-starved rural communities of Australia.
Open Hours: Friday 10 – 4 pm, Sunday 1 – 4 pm
Groups are welcome at other times by appointment. Contact us: 6628 1829, email info@aphsmuseum.org.au
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In between Exhibitions the Museum has Open House featuring items from our collection reflecting family life from the turn of the century to the 1960s.
Past Events
Gowns, Veils, Vows & Ties This Exhibition was held from 20 March to 17 June 2016 and featured vintage wedding gowns and bridesmaids outfits from the 1860s including several generations of one family’s weddings, ad well as contemporary gowns. We were able to display from our own collection Olive Crawford’s actual gown showing her petite waistline.
