Talks and Events

Tweed Regional Museum offers public programs to accompany our exhibitions.

All talks and events at the Museum are free of charge unless otherwise indicated.

Chutney, Chooks and Champions: Stories from the Show.
On exhibition from 8 May 2018

As part of the Chutney, Chooks and Champions exhibition and celebration of all things 'Showy', the Museum is sponsoring a new category in the Pavilion at the Murwillumbah Show; fermentation. To help you prepare entries for this new category, we're running a series of fermentation demonstrations at the Museum, with wholefoods chef and fermentation enthusiast Jean Martinez:

Sauerkraut
Saturday 23 June, 10am - 12noon
Tweed Regional Museum Murwillumbah

Learn all about the history, science and how-to of this simple ferment. In this demonstration class, Jean will discuss practical tips for home fermentation and how to troubleshoot issues should they arise. Jean will demonstrate a sauerkraut recipe from scratch and provide you with tips to customise it to your tastes. Learn all the skills needed to enter your sauerkraut into the new fermentation category that the Museum is sponsoring at the Show. Samples of homemade sauerkraut will be available.
This is a free event, but numbers are strictly limited. Booking is essential, on (02) 6670 2493 or trm@tweed.nsw.gov.au

Kimchi
Saturday 7 July, 10am - 12noon or
Saturday 18 August, 10am - 12noon KIMCHI WORKSHOPS ALL BOOKED OUT, SO WE'VE ADDED ANOTHER ONE! Saturday 27 October.
Tweed Regional Museum Murwillumbah

Kimchi is a staple in Korean cuisine. It is a traditional side dish made from salted and fermented vegetables. Jean will show you how to make this very popular and delicious ferment from scratch, and provide you with lots of tips and information on fermentation techniques that will give you the skills to enter your produce into the new fermentation category that the Museum is sponsoring at the Show. Samples of homemade kimchi will be available.
This is a free event, but numbers are strictly limited. Booking is essential, on (02) 6670 2493 or trm@tweed.nsw.gov.au

Hands-On Sauerkraut
Saturday 20 October, 10am - 12noon
Tweed Regional Museum Murwillumbah

This is the last in our series of fermentation demonstrations and is a bit more hands-on as we're getting close to Showtime! Learn all about the history, science and how-to of this simple ferment. In this hands-on class, Jean will demonstrate practical tips for home fermentation and how to troubleshoot issues should they arise. Jean will demonstrate a sauerkraut recipe from scratch, and assist you to make your own recipe too. Use your freshly made kraut to enter the Murwillumbah Show's new fermentation competition.
This is a free event, but numbers are strictly limited. Booking is essential, on (02) 6670 2493 or trm@tweed.nsw.gov.au

About our presenter:

Our workshops are presented by Jean Martinez, a Wholefoods Chef and Cooking Teacher based in our local area. Jean learnt about fermented foods and their benefits to health over 10 years ago, and has been a passionate fermenter and advocate for 'good bugs' ever since. Jean believes that fermentation is, at its heart, a simple process, and loves to share this technique so more people can make these health-supportive foods affordably at home.
When not teaching, Jean can be found tending to her flock of motley chooks or her wild veggie patch and fruit trees, and writing articles about food and sustainable living for the Tweed Valley Weekly.

AUSLAN interpreted tour of the Museum.

Join a guided tour of current exhibitions at Tweed Regional Museum Murwillumbah, with Auslan interpretation provided for deaf or hearing impaired visitors.
When: September 2018 (date to be confirmed)
Where: TRM Murwillumbah
Free, Bookings appreciated, on (02) 6670 2493 or trm@tweed.nsw.gov.au

Collection Store Tours

When: 3rd Thursday of each month at 11am.
Where: Museum Collection Store (directions given on booking)
What: Are you curious about the thousands of objects that aren't on display at the Museum? Are you interested in how precious artefacts are stored to preserve them for future generations?
Join our Museum Curator on a free guided tour of the Museum's custom built, state-of-the-art Collection Store.
Bookings essential - call (02) 6670 2493 or email trm@tweed.nsw.gov.au