Museum temporarily closed for exciting new exhibition

04 December 2019

Excitement building for Museum’s Land | Life | Culture exhibition

A major new permanent display is being developed by the Tweed Regional Museum Murwillumbah, scheduled to open in January 2020.

The Museum will close to the public from 15 December 2019 to accommodate building and installation works for the new exhibition as well as major refurbishment of the Museum’s permanent displays and will reopen late January 2020.

The Land | Life | Culture display will introduce visitors to the unique natural and cultural heritage of the Tweed. The Tweed is one of the largest natural erosion calderas in the world, shaped by dynamic forces over millions of years. The project is the largest undertaken by the Museum since the multi-million dollar redevelopment of the site was completed in 2014. The display was made possible through Restart NSW funding and through generous private donations.

The museum team are busy developing content to tell the story of the Tweed’s biodiversity. The exhibition will feature important Indigenous cultural knowledge associated with key locations around the Tweed contributed by members of the local Aboriginal community.

The exhibition will provide visitors with a comprehensive introduction to landscape formation; how it has shaped life in the valley, and continues to do so. The exhibition will feature interactive hands-on components alongside case study specimens.

“This is one of the most exciting projects the Museum has undertaken, it has been a privilege to collaborate with our Council colleagues who hold expert knowledge, and with members of the Aboriginal community to bring Land | Life | Culture alive,” Museum Director Judy Kean said.

For the latest news on the exhibition including the opening dates, make sure you sign up to the Museum Program museum.tweed.nsw.gov.au/Subscribe and follow the Museum on Facebook (www.facebook.com/TweedRegionalMuseum) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/tweedregionalmuseum).

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Caption: Tweed Regional Museum Murwillumbah will close to the public from 15 December 2019 to accommodate building and installation works for the new permanent Land | Life | Culture display.