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| Christmas at Kyneton Museum | | Kyneton Museum is delighted to have a Christmas display of beautiful handcrafted items by the Castlemaine Embroiderers Group.
Among the work exhibited is a vibrant turquoise handworked gentlemans smoking jacket and cap and delicate embroidered tree decorations.
The items displayed are part of a larger exhibition that the group held during Christmas 2007 at the Johnston Collection in East Melbourne.
The Christmas display will continue until the end of January 2010.
Kyneton Museum
67 Piper Street
Kyneton
5422 1228
email: Kyneton Museum
Hours: 11-4 Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Christmas hours -
Closed: Friday 25th, Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th December, 2009
& Friday 1st January, 2010
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| Discover Kyneton Botanic Gardens & Kyneton Museum | |
Join the Friends of the Kyneton Botanic Gardens
& Kyneton Museum for a guided tour of the gardens
followed by a delicious afternoon tea at the Kyneton Museum
Sunday 17th January, 2010
2 pm Kyneton Botanic Gardens main gate
$15.00 per person includes Botanic Gardens Tour, afternoon tea at Kyneton Museum, museum entry and current exhibition Paths, Parks & Walking Trails of the Macedon Ranges.
Bookings essential
1300 888 802 or 5422 1228
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| Enlightenment Project 2009 - 2010 | | The Kyneton Museum is part of the Pilot Program COLLECTING STORIES IN THE GOLDFIELDS supported by the Victorian Government through Arts Victoria and the Department of Planning and Community Development.
This project is about looking at new ways of translating stories that objects tell and in the process assist community museums in their interpretation of local history. We want to excite and engage communities about their stories.
If you would like to be involved please place an application by 5.00 pm Friday 13th November. Application guidelines are available to download via the link below.
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The Kyneton Museum is located at 67 Piper Street, Kyneton, conveniently located less than an hour north of Melbourne along the Calder Freeway.
The Museum Collection is housed in a beautiful bluestone building recognised by the National Trust. The building was built in 1856 as a Bank of New South Wales, to meet the banking needs of a fast changing population on its way to the central Victorian Goldfields.
The original banking chamber has changing exhibitions and the upstairs bank manager's residence and outdoor exhibits including original bluestone stables, servant's kitchen, laundry and Theaden Cottage, have a fascinating display. A wide variety of carriages and historical agricultural equipment is also displayed.
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| Hours of Operation | | Friday to Sunday 11am - 4pm
The Museum can be opened by appointment for group tours and school group visits during the week and public holidays.
To make an appointment or for further information please telephone 03 5422 1228 or 03 5422 0319.
Alternatively email Kyneton Museum
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| Admission & charges for 2009/10 |
| Admission Type |
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| Full Price |
$5.50 |
| Concession |
$3.50 |
| School Groups |
$3.50 per student |
| Children |
$1.80 |
| Family |
$10.50 |
| Group booking |
10% discount on usual fee for groups of 15 or more |
| Museum - Hire of Grounds |
$65 for the first hour & $30 each additional hour. |
| Hire of "Museum Backdrop" |
Flat fee of $65 during business hours. |
| Museum - Group Bookings with activities THIS IS THE COST OF THE ACTIVITY excluding the entry |
$3.95 |
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| Features |
 | Rooms of display | | Fascinating local history | | Historic architectural heritage | | Relaxing gardens | | Located in historic Piper Street
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| Exhibits |
| Changing exhibitions | | Household items | | Linens, laces and costumes | | Art works and photographs | | Farm machinery | | Horse-drawn vehicles | | And even a 'mystery room'
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| 2009 Exhibitions | |
February to April 2009
Dolls, Dolls, Dolls
This exhibition will delight all who love dolls. Featuring a range of unique dolls from the Kyneton Museum Collection, with some 'modern' inclusions.
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May 2nd to 7 June 2009
Objects, Faces, Places: Community Museums
Photography by Julie Millowick.
A gold Museum touring exhibition that reveals through images the fascinating collections and dedicated volunteers spread throughout the goldfields region.
Featuring images from Community Museums, supported by Museums Australia (Vic) Regional Exhibition Touring Initiative Grant. Kyneton Museum was a participant.
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5th June to 16th August 2009
Ned Kelly: Fact and Fiction
Many mysteries surround the iconic Australian bushranger Ned Kelly. Who was he? How did he become an outlaw? What made the man into the myth? A travelling exhibition from the National Museum of Australia with a Kyneton connection.
TOURS OF KYNETON POLICE STATION (where Ned Kelly was once incarcerated)
When: Friday 31st July 2009
Times: 9.30am,10.30am,11.30am,12.30pm
Cost: $10pp includes light refreshments
Bookings essential phone: 1300 88 88 02
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21st August 2009 to 31st January 2010
Paths, Parks and Walking Trails
Discover the parks, gardens and walking trails of the Macedon Ranges Shire. From historic Botanical Gardens to more recent walking trails. This exhibition invites you to explore and enjoy some great recreational pursuits in the Macedon Ranges Shire.
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