NSW Schoolhouse Museum

The NSW Schoolhouse Museum, also known as the New South Wales Schoolhouse Museum of Public Education, is located within the school grounds of North Ryde Public School in North Ryde, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

NSW Schoolhouse Museum
NSW Schoolhouse Museum in October 2021
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Location154 Coxs Road, North Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°47′41″S 151°07′17″E / 33.794633°S 151.121475°E / -33.794633; 151.121475
TypeSchool museum
Websitewww.schoolhousemuseum.org.au

The museum includes a replica of an 1870s classroom to be found in the original 1877 school building.[1] It was restored by volunteers in 1992 and officially opened by Virginia Chadwick, then the NSW Minister for Education in November 1992.[2] As well as school furniture, the collection includes books, magazines, photographs and documents.[3]

School groups visit the museum and are greeted by staff in 1870s period costumes. The students are given a lesson using pen and ink from inkwells in the classroom which has no artificial lighting.[4]

The museum site and furniture is let to film and television crews, providing an additional source of income to that paid for school excursions.[4] Entry is by appointment only.[5]

The museum is managed by a committee of volunteers.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "The Schoolhouse Museum on the grounds of North Ryde Public School". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  2. ^ "About". Schoolhouse Museum. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "The Present". Schoolhouse Museum. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b Morris, Linda (9 June 2018). "Don't forget to brush the ponies: museum's old-school life lessons". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  5. ^ "10 museums you didn't know about". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney, Australia. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2021.