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 in October 2021 | |
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| Location | 154 Coxs Road, North Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Coordinates | 33°47′41″S 151°07′17″E / 33.794633°S 151.121475°E |
| Type | School museum |
| Website | www.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
edit- ^ "The Schoolhouse Museum on the grounds of North Ryde Public School". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "About". Schoolhouse Museum. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ a b "The Present". Schoolhouse Museum. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "10 museums you didn't know about". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney, Australia. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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