We Welcome School Groups to the Museum

Our museum can illustrate the broad education theme of How the Community Has Changed; with focus on transport; work; daily life; education and entertainment.

Staff are most welcome to visit the Museum to look at our displays and chat with the Museum education coordinator about tailoring a visit to fit the themes children are exploring at school.

Contact the Schools Coordinator at qbynhmuseum@gmail.com to arrange for your school to visit the museum. We have volunteer guides that can assist Teachers with school visits.

Or Phone: 6169 6213 Sat/Sun 1-4 pm (or other times leave a message)

The Museum has many exhibits which children find interesting, especially the contrast between the way we do things now and in the past.  Some objects that demonstrate this include the telephone, washing machine, kitchen utensils and medical instruments.

Education Kit

The museum is brimming with many objects, many of which can be used to tempt your students to undertake a process of historical inquiry, understand historical concepts and gain historical skills. These processes, skills and concepts can be enacted and demonstrated through using and extending their literacy skills and modes. 

Education Kit to help teachers make the most of our displays, objects and people. The Kit is in three parts:

Part A [QM_educationkit_teachers]: For teachers: introduces the museum in the context of Queanbeyan history and outlines eight different student activities, each with pre and post visit exercises to strengthen learning.  Each activity is linked to specific resources in Part B and student handouts in Part C.  Depending on the size of your group you could choose one or more activities for your class.  There is also potential for repeat visits to look at the objects in different ways.

Part B [QM_handout]: Resources (for teachers to use, including the practicalities of organizing an excursion to the museum and Venue Safety Information).

Part C [QM_resources]: Handouts (for teachers to print for the students).

This project is supported by Create NSW’s Volunteer Museum Grant Program, a devolved funding program administered by Museums & Galleries of NSW on behalf of the NSW Government.