Member of Museums Australia:
Mundaring District Museum
Opened in November 1997 the museum is housed in the Old School building (c.1908) in the Mundaring town centre. This museum enables the MHHS local history collection to come "alive" - and not just gather dust! The past ten years have seen many exhibitions, displays and events at the museum for the benefit of the whole community.
Location
The Mundaring district Museum is located at 7225 Great Eastern Highway, Mundaring - see map
Opening Hours
The museum opens in conjunction with the hours for the Mundaring Visitor Centre.
Generally the times are -
Monday - Saturday 9.30am to 4pm
Sundays and Public Holidays 10.30am to 2.30pm
Curator
Contact the curator Paul Bridges 9295 0540 or email paul@mhhs.org.au The MHHS welcomes proposals from the local community on potential historical displays for the museum. As well as donations of items for display.
Group Visits
School groups are encouraged to attend the museum - as are group bookings from other organizations. Arrangements must be made prior to the day by contacting the curator.
Recent Exhibitions:
- "Marching and Stew" - Blackboy Hill
- "Dont speed through Mundaring..." Harry Weeks
- "Wartime troops in the Hills"
- Centenary of Mundaring Primary School.
- 'Expectorating Strictly Prohibited' - Wooroloo Sanatorium
- State History Conference 2007 Display
- 'Rail Tales' 125 years of the Eastern Railway
- Visions of O'Connor exhibition
- Yearly ANZAC Day displays
- Shire of Mundaring Centenary
Museum to reopen after
major refurbishment...
Mundaring District Museum will reopen in August 2010 after six months of refurbishment . Housed in the 1908 first Mundaring Primary School classroom, the museum has undergone a transformation with new interpretation panels telling the story of Mundaring. Details here »
Some of the new interpretation panels include:
Our indigenous beginning
Early European Exploration
Evolving
Local Government
The Timber Industry
Rail and Evolving Communities
