The Daylesford Primary School 150th celebration was a great success. The museum will continue to request you bring in old school class photos for scanning into the collection. Start looking for your family's old school photos. Bring your photos along and we can...
The museum asks you to bring along your old photos and let us scan them into our archive. Let us add your wedding photos to our archive album.
Our new exhibition based around the significant events of births, weddings and funerals.
This story of three lost children continues to capture the interest of residents and visitors alike. The museum shows two short films about the event and its impact and legacy within the community.
A fun activity for our younger visitors, see if you can find the twenty houses and buildings that are secretly hidden throughout the museum. Look up high, look down low!
In 1914 Daylesford and district communities sought to raise funds for the Belgium people so badly impacted by the war. A doll named Sylvia was displayed in Tyler’s drapery store, raffled at 6d a ticket and won by Mrs Hoath of Sailors Hill.
The doll was damaged during a robbery at the museum but now repaired and on fine display.
Our museum is being generously assisted by Margot Tasca to assess and record our Hammond pieces, with a view to future exhibitions.
Curious about Daylesford and Hepburn’s history?
Come on our engaging guided walk and all will be revealed…
We are now celebrating our 60th Year for the Daylesford & District Historical Society. We are planning an open day soon for our community to visit.
This collection of contemporary ceramics reflects just one of the dynamic artistic mediums of our talented local arts community over the past couple of decades.
Be surprised at the quirky presentation of this collection and learn about some local historical identities.
Historian Dr Edith Ziegler, will be speaking about her new book, The Worlds and Work of Clarice Beckett. This is a biographical study of the early Modernist artist whose work was frequently criticised when she was alive and almost completely forgotten after her early...
Do you recognise some of these players from the Daylesford Bowling Club? This is the Division A2 Pennant winners, 1964 -65 season. Email: history@daylesford.net
An exhibition of photos, memorabilia and history of the hospital from 1862.