Tweed Regional Museum - Murwillumbah
Tweed Regional Museum - Murwillumbah
Tweed Regional Museum - Murwillumbah
4.5
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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At Tweed Regional Museum learn about the rich natural and cultural history of the Tweed, discover colourful characters and their stories and be surprised by exhibitions that reflect the people who call the Tweed Shire home. Exhibitions include the award-winning Land | Life | Culture display, offering unique cultural, biological and geological stories of how the Tweed was shaped over millions of years. We also have a changing temporary exhibition program, focusing on specific Tweed stories.
Duration: 1-2 hours
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Chris i
37 contributions
Nov 2019
For a small museum it has some interesting information about the Tweed area. The exhibits are informative and well set out, if you can tackle the stairs out the front there is a lift to the second floor inside if needed.
Written 10 December 2019
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David M
Brisbane, Australia43 contributions
May 2017 • Couples
I had the privilege of working in the museum sector for a decade. My wife and I spent about 90 minutes perusing the artefacts and stories and enjoyed the experience. I think that the curators and museum volunteers have got the balance just about right between creating displays of modern stories (e.g about local people with different abilities overcoming challenges) and meeting the expectations of people who prefer a traditional approach to featuring artefacts used in the development of the Tweed Valley region.
We watched the short videos about the 20th century banana and sugar cane industry for example. Interviews with former, now retired workers, provided a great social history perspective. The logging industry was also a mainstay of local industry; we admired the huge saws and the toughness of the early settlers harvesting cedar trees. The museum has Ipads and additional laminated stories for visitors who 'want to dig a little deeper' and we thought that these resources were easily located and well thought out.
Overall, definitely worth a visit.
We watched the short videos about the 20th century banana and sugar cane industry for example. Interviews with former, now retired workers, provided a great social history perspective. The logging industry was also a mainstay of local industry; we admired the huge saws and the toughness of the early settlers harvesting cedar trees. The museum has Ipads and additional laminated stories for visitors who 'want to dig a little deeper' and we thought that these resources were easily located and well thought out.
Overall, definitely worth a visit.
Written 29 May 2017
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kathbrisbane
Shailer Park, Australia215 contributions
July 2020 • Friends
This was a really well done museum. Certainly worth a visit if in the area. Good relevant information and modern displays.
Written 29 July 2020
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Thanks for the great review, kathbrisbane. We change our temporary displays regularly, so it's worth another visit if you're in the area again. Hope to see you again soon.
Written 30 July 2020
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Sarah14Alex
Brisbane, Australia75 contributions
June 2019 • Couples
In Murwillumbah for the day (staying at Kingscliff) after visiting the Growers' Market, we decided to visit the museum. The fascinating history of Murwillumbah is well laid out and makes it easy to imagine life there in earlier times. Helpful and enthusiastic staff were a bonus.
Written 21 July 2019
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Thanks for the great review Sarah and we’re glad you popped in to see us at Tweed Regional Museum. Hopefully you enjoyed the thunder eggs as well, which date back more than 20 million years. Hope to see you again on your next visit!
Written 6 August 2019
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Rod S
60 contributions
Feb 2019 • Solo
Take the time to visit this museum if you are in the area. It's in the old council building which has been extended to fit their exhibits. They have some great exhibits about the local area but I found very interesting the 400 odd items of a gem collection donated to them by the family of a deceased person. Vey good museum
Written 9 April 2019
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Thanks for travelling to see us Rod!
Great to hear you enjoyed your visit including our Adrian Smith Mineral Collection - hopefully you checked out our volcanic thunder eggs as well! See you again soon.
Written 11 April 2019
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Wally194
Taree, Australia34 contributions
Sept 2018 • Couples
If you don't know what these are then get along to this Museum. This is the exhibition we came to see & they are quite spectacular but we were also mightily impressed by the Museum as a whole. All exhibits are beautifully displayed, interesting and did not have information overload which some museums tend towards. And it is all free!
Written 4 September 2018
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Hi Wally194 - we're glad you enjoyed our Thundereggs and enjoyed your time here at Tweed Regional Museum in Murwillumbah. Hopefully see you again soon.
A volcano erupted over 20 million years ago in the Tweed and left behind a stunning array of Thunder Eggs.
Thunder Eggs can look like any other rock from the outside but once cut open, show a beautiful and wild array of colours and crystals. We've got more than 50 of these prized volcanic rocks are on display.
Written 7 February 2019
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kpiddy
Brisbane, Australia13,995 contributions
Jan 2017 • Couples
This is an excellent regional museum to visit, housed in the old council chambers. This beautifully restored 1915 building has been cleverly redesigned to incorporate a large modern showroom with a mezzanine level at the back of the building, the museum exhibits are spread out throughout all sections of the building. Even before entering the museum, seeing the large 1896 twelve ton Robey Steam engine near the small car park got us interested.
On entering the building we were impressed by what we saw and were greeted by one of the volunteers at reception. In the reception room guests are welcomed to the region known by the local aboriginal people as Bundjalung nation, here and throughout the museum there are some interesting facts and artefacts on some of their recognised people.
We thoroughly enjoyed the variety of local history, collections on life activities in years gone by, the equipment used for the chopping cedar trees, the postal service, how the waterways in the region were used, WW1 and WW2 memorabilia. All the exhibits are well documented and very interesting. Throughout the museum there are iPads available to search over 9000 objects and 8000 images of the museum's collection.
I very much enjoyed watching the projecting short movie footage of old steam boats and people having fun on the Tweed River. Also reading the old travel guides and viewing the laminated photograph collection in the peace and quiet of the restored council chamber.
On the mezzanine floor there were a number of temporary private collections: butterflies, old radios and thunder eggs which we also enjoyed. Access to this floor is via a staircase or elevator.
This is a well planned and organised regional museum, a lot of thought and attention to detail makes for a great hour or more of discovering some of the history of this beautiful region of Northern NSW. The museum is free and is located a few steps away from the centre of town, there is plenty of street parking available. When finished maybe a visit to one of the lovely local cafes to round off the experience.
On entering the building we were impressed by what we saw and were greeted by one of the volunteers at reception. In the reception room guests are welcomed to the region known by the local aboriginal people as Bundjalung nation, here and throughout the museum there are some interesting facts and artefacts on some of their recognised people.
We thoroughly enjoyed the variety of local history, collections on life activities in years gone by, the equipment used for the chopping cedar trees, the postal service, how the waterways in the region were used, WW1 and WW2 memorabilia. All the exhibits are well documented and very interesting. Throughout the museum there are iPads available to search over 9000 objects and 8000 images of the museum's collection.
I very much enjoyed watching the projecting short movie footage of old steam boats and people having fun on the Tweed River. Also reading the old travel guides and viewing the laminated photograph collection in the peace and quiet of the restored council chamber.
On the mezzanine floor there were a number of temporary private collections: butterflies, old radios and thunder eggs which we also enjoyed. Access to this floor is via a staircase or elevator.
This is a well planned and organised regional museum, a lot of thought and attention to detail makes for a great hour or more of discovering some of the history of this beautiful region of Northern NSW. The museum is free and is located a few steps away from the centre of town, there is plenty of street parking available. When finished maybe a visit to one of the lovely local cafes to round off the experience.
Written 28 January 2017
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bigjohn542015
Murwillumbah, Australia80 contributions
Sept 2015 • Friends
If you are looking for a "country" museum (and we've visited quite a few) this will not be your 'cup of tea'. It looks more like a Big City art gallery with lots of empty space and few displays. The one thing we did find interesting was an old film of the area playing on a TV screen, but there was nowhere to sit to watch it. We had previously visited the museum before it underwent the "upgrade" and was more impressed then. Yes, it was a bit crowded but showed a lot more of the history of the area.
Sorry, but I think the money spent on the renovation could have been better spent.
Sorry, but I think the money spent on the renovation could have been better spent.
Written 9 April 2016
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maureen190
Murwillumbah, Australia18 contributions
July 2015
The Tweed regional Museum is really worth a visit. It is not very big, is accessible and FREE. I volunteer here every month and visitors are very positive and have found it very informative. It was recently refurbished and gives a good overview of early life on The Tweed
Written 29 July 2015
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channybop
Coolangatta, Australia7 contributions
Jan 2015
I was so suprised how big and modern the museum was! The different rooms and levels (or more their activities, photos and exhibits) kept me absorbed for a good part of the day. There really is something here for everyone :) tourist or local young or old definitely worth checking out!
Written 22 February 2015
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