Unley Museum

The Unley Museum is a local history museum in Unley, South Australia located at 80 Edmund Avenue in the former Unley Fire Station building, built in 1898.[1] It was founded as a museum in 1971,[2] and operated by the City of Unley. The museum with five gallery spaces [3] has more than 12,000 photographs and objects, and has grown from donations of Unley people.[4] The Unley Museum incorporates several display galleries, a research library, and conducts research into house histories and families of Unley.

The Unley Museum
Established1971
Location80 Edmund Ave, Unley
TypeCulture Museum
CuratorKaren Paris
Websitehttps://www.unley.sa.gov.au/facilities-events/unley-museum

In 2012 The Unley Museum won the Museums and National Galleries Award MAGNA 2012 (Level 2), the nomination "Permanent Exhibition" for "Gorgeous Gardens". The judges described the project: "An engaging project, innovatively presented, well researched and visually appealing, with strong connections to a diversity of community members through a subject to which all can relate positively."[5]

In 2016 The Unley Museum won the Museums and National Galleries Award MAGNA 2016 (Level 1), the nomination "Permanent Exhibition or Gallery Fitout" for the best permanent exhibition "200 Years of Change".[6] This permanent exhibition tells about two centuries of history from the Kaurna people to Unley today. The interactive exhibition includes displays, photographs, videos and objects that could be touched and used in order to discover exciting stories about the history of Unley.[5]

In 2017 the Unley Museum won the Museums and National Galleries Award MAGNA 2017 (Level 1), the nomination "Permanent Exhibition or Gallery Fitout" for the exhibition "Terrible Tales of Unley".[7][8] The exhibition explores the stories from Unley's past related to mystery, murder, and fire. The interactive displays include activities to keep visitors entertained in order to solve an Unley mystery.[9]

In 2019 the Unley Museum was awarded an Adelaide Fringe Festival Award for the contemporary art exhibition.

"Things of Nature".[10] A contemporary art exhibition explores the significance of nature.

  • Museum entrance
    Museum entrance
  • Permanent exhibition: "Unley: 200 Years of Change"
    Permanent exhibition: "Unley: 200 Years of Change"

References
  1. "Unley Museum (former Unley Fire Station)". SA Heritage Places. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. Ben Cameron (4 October 2018). "House history: Unley Museum volunteers open the doors to the suburb's past / SINCE it began as a pet project by like-minded folk in 1971, the Unley Museum has researched the history of more than 1600 local homes – and the tally continues to grow". Eastern Courier Messenger.
  3. Cameron, Ben (4 October 2018). "House history: Unley Museum volunteers open the doors to the suburb's past". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  4. "Unley Museum".
  5. "MAGNA Winners 2012" (PDF). AMAGA.org. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  6. "MAGNA 2016". Australian Museums and Galleries Association. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  7. "Unley Museum Wins National Award For Mysterious Exhibition". Glam Adelaide. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  8. "MAGNA 2017". Australian Museums and Galleries Association. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  9. "Terrible Tales of Unley | Award Winning Exhibition". The City of Unley. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  10. "2019 BankSA Fringe Award Winners". Adelaide Fringe. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

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