Hawkesbury Regional Museum celebrates 15 years - free community event!
9 May 2023
Hawkesbury Regional Museum will host a special OPEN DAY from 10am to 4pm on Sunday, 21 May to commemorate 15 years since the Museum first opened its doors to the public in May 2008. Over these 15 years, a staggering 250,000 people have visited the Museum and enjoyed a wide range of exhibitions featuring some of the 20,000 objects and images in the collection whilst being immersed in the history of the Hawkesbury area.
The Museum's newest venture, Starry Night, will also be launched on Sunday, 21 May.
Starry Night is an online exhibition about the life and achievements of the renowned 19th century astronomer, John Tebbutt (pictured). After discovering the Great Comet of 1861 at the age of 26, he quickly achieved international recognition and was widely considered the foremost astronomer in Australia, carrying out an impressive range of astronomical observations and authoring almost 400 publications, all from his observatories located in Windsor, NSW.
This new online exhibition will contain a history of John Tebbutt and his work through objects and images, interviews with family members and experts (find out why he turned down the offer to become the NSW Government Astronomer) and a virtual tour through his observatories.
The launch of this exhibition (with an accompanying display at the Museum) will take place at 11am on Sunday, 21 May in conjunction with the free Museum Open Day.
Come along and join in to celebrate Hawkesbury Regional Museum’s 15th birthday with a free family fun day with an historical twist! There will be free children’s activities, tours, a BBQ and more!
The Hawkesbury Regional Museum is located at 8 Baker Street, Windsor and is open six days a week.
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday and Sunday 10am - 4pm
Closed Tuesdays
www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/museum
4560 4655
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