Description

Temporary visitors information center. 7 days. ... ..... ..... The Museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm, except Christmas and Boxing Day, and Good Friday. In the Bunbury Museum and Heritage Centre, the City of Bunbury has brought together state of the art exhibition and collection care standards in one of the citys best-loved buildings, the 1886 Bunbury Boys School. The new museum presents charismatic objects selected from its own collection, and sourced from major cultural partners including the Western Australian Museum, private collectors such as Kerry Stokes and Andrew Forrest, the Fremantle Prison, and overseas institutions ranging from the Museum of Natural History at Le Havre, France, to the New York Public Library. However by far the major partner to have helped bring these Bunbury stories to life is the Bunbury Historical Society. The Society has a huge collection of images and objects, which have been generously shared with the Bunbury Museum and Heritage Centre to be presented to new audiences in different ways. A variety of audio visual presentations feature Bunburys unique shipwreck stories, people linked to the museum building, early Bunbury, the port, and Bunburys built heritage. Interactive displays allow visitors to select for themselves what stories interest them most, and hear, for the first time, the voices of Noongar people speaking their language and reflecting on their lives. The Bunbury Museum and Heritage Centre is a contemporary museum, reflecting the interests of the community and visitors, and interacting to build knowledge and community spirit. No camping or overnight parking.