Women's Museum of Australia
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Former name | National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame |
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| Established | 1993 |
| Location | Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Type | Women's History |
| Website | http://www.pioneerwomen.com.au |
The Women's Museum of Australia, formerly the National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame, is a museum focused on the place of women in
History
The museum was founded in 1993 by Molly Clark of Old Andado Station.[1] It opened in September 1994 in the town's Old Courthouse building, which had been leased for a period of five years.[2]
By 2001, the premises had become too small and the NT-
In 2019 the National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame was renamed the Women's Museum of Australia, and in 2020 refurbishment of the car park and new plans for future exhibitions commenced.[4]
Description
The museum is located in the HM Gaol and Labour Prison Alice Springs building[4] in Alice Springs.[5]
The museum aims to recognise the place of women in history, and particularly the role of women in Australia's development.[6] It recognises "any woman who is a pioneer in her chosen field from settlement to present day".[7]
The museum's permanent exhibitions include Ordinary Women/ Extraordinary Lives - Women First in Their Field, the Signature Quilt, Women at the Heart (Central Australia), What's Work Worth and the Aviatrix Tapestry.[1]
Patrons
The museum has two patrons: Dame Quentin Bryce, a former Governor-General of Australia, and Gaby Kennard, the first Australian woman to fly solo around the world,[2] in 1989.[8]
References
- ^ a b "National Pioneer Womens Hall of Fame". www.travelnt.com. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "The Women's Museum Pioneer Women Hall of Fame". pioneerwomen.com.au. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "About the Women's Museum of Australia". Women's Museum of Australia and Old Gaol, Alice Springs. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Old Alice Springs Gaol". Women's Museum of Australia and Old Gaol, Alice Springs. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Planet, Lonely. "National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame - Lonely Planet". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ AWHF. "National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame". Australian Women's History Forum. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "The Women's Museum | Pioneer Women Hall of Fame". pioneerwomen.com.au. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "KENNARD, Gaby - 1944 | Women's Museum of Australia". wmoa.com.au. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
