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Events and Public Programmes

 Calendar 2011

25 November 2011 to 31 January 2012

  Temporary Exhibition 'World War 2 at Home'

Life during World War II and the contributions of the people of the Hastings to the war effort.

Supported by: Commonwealth Government Department of Veterans' Affairs and Museum and Galleries NSW.

Note: This exhibition is in conjunction with 'There's a War On!' a Museums and Galleries NSW touring exhibition at the Port Macquarie Library from 21 November 2011 to 29 January 2012.

 Calendar 2012

15 February 2012 Coffee Morning at 10.00am

Speaker - Mark Anderson 'The artistic Lindsay Family

10 February to 31 March 2012

Temporary Exhibition 'Dress Sense'

Australian fashion from the 1950s to the 1980s

18 to 25 March 2012

NSW Seniors Week - Open House

Free museum admission for Seniors on presentation of a valid seniors card.

13 April to 30 June 2012

Temporary Exhibition 'Made in the Hastings'

Local inventions, innovations and inspirations

18 April 2012 Coffee Morning 10.00am

Speaker - PMHS member Mark Anderson talks about Port Macquarie's architecture, and art  'From Bronze to Glass'

23 April 2012 at 10.00am

Walking Tour - 'Stories behind the Graves'

A guided tour of Port Macquarie's Second Burial Ground. Hear the stories of Port Macquarie's famous and infamous residents who are buried here including convicts, soldiers and free settlers. 

Meet at the Historic Cemetery, Corner of Gordon and Horton Streets.

Duration 1.5 hours. Bookings essential phone 6583 1108

26 April 2012 at 10.00am

Walking Tour - 'Our Town, our Heritage'

A guided tour of port Macquarie's historical sites in and around the CBD area.

Departs Port Macquarie Historical Museum, 22 Clarence Street.

Duration 1.5 hours. Bookings essential phone 6583 1108.

18 May 2012

International Museum Day

Gold coin museum admission

9 June 2012

Jumble Sale and Museum Open Day

Browse the bargains at the jumble sale in the museum garden, enjoy the sausage sizzle and view the museum's great displays and exhibitions.

Free museum entry all day

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