Tweed Regional Museum Tweed Heads reopens in time for school holidays
11 September 2020
Grab your free ‘My Museum’s Most Magnificent Activity Bag’
Tweed Regional Museum Tweed Heads branch - located in Pioneer Park, Tweed Heads West on the shores of Terranora Inlet - will reopen to the public on Tuesday 15 September 2020.
Museum Director Judy Kean said it was a great time of year to combine a visit to the original Tweed Heads Court House and the iconic Boyds’ Shed with a family picnic in the park – especially during school holidays.
“Boyds’ Shed provides a wonderful introduction to the history of commercial beach fishing on the Tweed. We not only tell the history of this iconic building but also feature the stories of fishermen who recall when the shed was a thriving commercial and social hub,” she said.
Displays in the original Tweed Heads Court House tell the history of this heritage building which once sat in the heart of Tweed Heads. Displays in the Court House also feature the Tweed’s maritime history and historic video footage of summer holidays in the twin towns of Tweed Heads and Coolangatta.
“Given our current experiences of the ‘border bubble’, it’s interesting to reflect on just how intertwined life has always been in this part of the world,” Ms Kean said.
“Since people first began holidaying in numbers on the coast early last century, it wasn’t an uncommon experience for families to be staying in accommodation on one side of the border and spending their days at the beach on the other side.”
These school holidays, the Museum is once again offering each child who visits a Museum branch a take home ‘My Museum’s Most Magnificent Activity Bag’ featuring free activities that connect with the displays on offer at both Tweed Heads and at the Museum’s Murwillumbah branch.
The good news is that there is a different activity bag on offer at each branch – so a free visit to each means double the fun!
There are strict COVID-Safe hygiene measures in place for all those visiting the Museum. Visitor numbers at each location are limited, and pre-bookings are encouraged.
Tweed Regional Museum Tweed Heads is open from Tuesday 15 September, each Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday for a morning and afternoon session.
Tweed Regional Museum Murwillumbah is open now from Tuesday – Saturday each week, also for morning and afternoon sessions each day.
To check opening hours, and to book your free visit, head to the Museum’s website museum.tweed.nsw.gov.au/VisitUs, contact trm@tweed.nsw.gov.au or phone 02 6670 2493.
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Caption: Tweed Regional Museum Tweed Heads, located in the original Tweed Heads Court House at Tweed Heads West features displays of the building’s history and the area’s maritime and holiday heritage.
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Caption: Boyds’ Shed at Tweed Regional Museum Tweed Heads charts the history of the area’s commercial beach fishing operations.